Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burkewas an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after moving to London, served as a member of parliamentfor many years in the House of Commons with the Whig Party...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 January 1729
CountryIreland
freedom carpe-diem law
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
commitment essentials may
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
happiness admiration made
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
power politics corruption
Those who have been intoxicated with power... can never willingly abandon it.
wisdom believe men
There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.
beauty promise
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
mind facts body
Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.
making-a-difference charity littles
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
power years looks
Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power; but they will never look to anything but power for their relief.
mind together littles
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
gambling principles human-nature
Gambling is a principle inherent in human nature.
yellow silence golden
Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.
stars lying views
The starry heaven, though it occurs so very frequently to our view, never fails to excite an idea of grandeur. This cannot be owing to the stars themselves, separately considered. The number is certainly the cause. The apparent disorder augments the grandeur, for the appearance of care is highly contrary to our ideas of magnificence. Besides, the stars lie in such apparent confusion, as makes it impossible on ordinary occasions to reckon them. This gives them the advantage of a sort of infinity.
understanding planning observation
I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.