Edmund Burke Quote

Take care of your ambition. It can soar but also crawl.

The first and simplest emotion we discover in the human mind is curiosity.

Edmund Burke

For evil to triumph, it is only necessary for good people to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

He who fights against us strengthens our nerves and perfects our ability.

Edmund Burke

The people never relinquish their freedoms except under the deception of an illusion.

Edmund Burke

You can never plan the future through the past.

Edmund Burke

To be pleasing when taxes are collected and to be wise when one loves are virtues that have not been granted to men.

Edmund Burke

Superstition is the religion of weak minds.

Edmund Burke

There is a limit to the extent of which tolerance ceases to be a virtue.

Edmund Burke

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

Edmund Burke

A very large part of the evils that afflict the world derive from words.

Edmund Burke

No group can act effectively if there is a lack of harmony; no group can act in harmony if there is a lack of trust; no group can act with confidence if it is not bound by common opinions, common affections, common interests.

Edmund Burke