661 Quotes by Edmund Burke

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful dominion over the passions than the art of painting.

That cardinal virtue, temperance.

Nothing is so rash as fear; its counsels very rarely put off, whilst they are always sure to aggravate the evils from which it would fly.

Pleasure of every kind quickly satisfies.

Delusion and weakness produce not one mischief the less, because they are universal.

The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgments - success

In their nomination to office they will not appoint to the exercise of authority as to a pitiful job, but as to a holy function.

It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such as are praised for their superior clearness and perspicuity, are generally deficient in strength.

The parties are the gamesters; but government keeps the table, and is sure to be the winner in the end.