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

Quote by Edmund Burke

Topics: Indifference Quotes, Infidelity Quotes, Religion Quotes

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or...

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or...

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...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

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...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

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

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

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...

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.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in...

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in...

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are...

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

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.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.