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Henry St John Bolingbroke
The shortest and...
The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the...
We can only...
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities
Cunning . ....
Cunning . . . is but the low mimic of wisdom.
Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...
I have observed,...
I have observed, that in comedy, the best actor plays the part of the droll, while some scrub rogue is made the hero,...
Pride defeats its...
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into...
Nations, like men,...
Nations, like men, have their infancy.
Source: On the Study and Uses of History,...
We can only...
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.
Patriotism must be...
Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
The greatest art...
The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.
Pride defeats its...
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into...