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“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: reading

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“Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: admiration, happiness, woman

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“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

[Preface to Brissot's Address to His Constituents (1794)]”
― Edmund Burke, On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters

tags: arrogance, judgment, knowledge, omniscience, pomposity, preface-to-brissot-s-address, presumption, ridicule, truth

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“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.”
― Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

tags: ancestors, family

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“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: attributed-no-source, incrementalism, inspirational, quote-by-sydney-smith

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