Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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

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

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

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...

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at...

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at...

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

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,...

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only...

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only...

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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...

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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

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

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

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

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

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

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

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.