Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

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...

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent,...

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent,...

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...

To innovate is not to reform.

To innovate is not to reform.

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...

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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...

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

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...

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,...

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

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...

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

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

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.

The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten...

The Queen Elizabeth II provides vast amounts of entertainment for an age that has forgotten...

On his running for California Governor: It's the most important decision I've had to make...

On his running for California Governor: It's the most important decision I've had to make...