Quote by Edmund Burke
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, a

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. – Edmund Burke

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Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. – Edmund Burke

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There is a boundary to mens passions when they act from feelings but none when they are under the influence of imagination. – Edmund Burke

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There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure. – Will Durant

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God employs several translators some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice. – John Donne

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The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number. – Dave Barry

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Michelle Pfeiffer hasnt been finding a lot of work recently because she doesnt like what a woman her age is offered. Thats a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesnt work the other way around. – Denzel Washington

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Medicine heals the body, meditation heals the soul. Medicine is outwardly, meditation is inwardly. And man is whole only when medicine and meditation are together in deep harmony. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mothers hand making sure I was settled in bed. – Paul Engle

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