Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Quote by Edmund Burke

Topics: Happiness Quotes

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands...

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands...

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart

Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors

After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work,...

After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work,...

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.