You can never plan the future by the past.

Quote by Edmund Burke

Topics: Future Quotes, Past Quotes, Planning Quotes

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

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...

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...

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

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...

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason,...

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason,...

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

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,...

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.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

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...

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

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...

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...

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

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

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will...

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will...

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...

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...

Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart....

Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart....

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....