He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. Edmund Burke Read Quote
He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. Edmund Burke Read Quote
The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time. Edmund Burke Read Quote
If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived. Edmund Burke Read Quote
Whenever our neighbour’s house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. Edmund Burke Read Quote
Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. Edmund Burke Read Quote