black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

Edmund Burke

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
EDMUND BURKE

Fear Knowledge Learning Yourself
You can never plan the future by the past.
EDMUND BURKE

Future Past Planning Yourself
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
EDMUND BURKE

Greatness Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Virtue Wisdom
Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years.
EDMUND BURKE

Build Prudence Rage Time
It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
EDMUND BURKE

Exact Greatness Nature
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
EDMUND BURKE

Crisis Fire Hot Moral Reserve Time
A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
EDMUND BURKE

Courage Coward Tongue
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
EDMUND BURKE

Economics Economy Essential Expense True
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
EDMUND BURKE

Destiny History Repeat
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
EDMUND BURKE

Domination Greatness
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
EDMUND BURKE

Betrayal Himself Industry Opinion Representation Sacrifice Service
Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.
EDMUND BURKE

Director Politics Prudent Standard Virtue
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
EDMUND BURKE

Act Fear Mindset Passion Power Reason
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
EDMUND BURKE

Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
EDMUND BURKE

Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
EDMUND BURKE

Company Conversation Friendship Goodness Greatness Happiness Live

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Edmund Burke Quotes