Edmund Burke Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)
Edmund Burke quotes and sayings page 8 (statesman). Here's quote # 71 through 80 out of the 98 we have.
“It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.”
“Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.”
“Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.”
“I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.”
“Custom reconciles us to everything.”
“Laws, like houses, lean on one another.”
“Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.”
“It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.”
“Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.”
“Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.”
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