Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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...

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...

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

Custom reconciles us to everything.

Custom reconciles us to everything.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

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...

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

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.

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...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

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

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

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

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.

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from...

You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from...

What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly...

What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly...