Maxioms by Edmund Burke
The power of perpetuating our property in our families is one of
the most valuable and interesting circumstances belonging read more
The power of perpetuating our property in our families is one of
the most valuable and interesting circumstances belonging to it,
and that which tends most to the perpetuation of society itself.
It makes our weakness subservient to our virtue; it grafts
benevolence even upon avarice. The possession of family wealth
and of the distinction which attends hereditary possessions (as
most concerned in it,) are the natural securities for this
transmission.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. •Edmund Burke read more
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. •Edmund Burke Which fiddle-strings is weakness to expredge my nerves this night!
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with read more
People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.
