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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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

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.

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument...

Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument...

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views....

A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views....

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

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

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he...

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he...

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for...

All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for...

The march of the human mind is slow

The march of the human mind is slow

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...