Quote by Edmund Burke
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. – Edmund Burke

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When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. – Edmund Burke

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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation. – Edmund Burke

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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. – Edmund Burke

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The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth. – William Butler Yeats

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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. – John Steinbeck

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If you havent found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. As with all matters of the heart, youll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. – Steve Jobs

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Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. – Julius Caesar

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