I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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...

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

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.

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Never despair, but if you do, work in despair

Never despair, but if you do, work in despair

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

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.

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.

Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion;...

Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion;...

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

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...

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

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

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.