Custom reconciles us to everything.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason,...

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason,...

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

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.

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

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...

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one,...

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one,...

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;...

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

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...

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I...

I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I...