Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

Quote by Edmund Burke

Topics: Men Quotes, Religion Quotes

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

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...

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...

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...

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

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....

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...

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.

I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations...

I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations...

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...

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

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.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

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 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...

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

The march of the human mind is slow

The march of the human mind is slow

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing...

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to...

The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to...