Creative Quotations from . . .
Edmund Burke
(1729-1797) born on Jan 12
English "statesman, orator". He was a prominent political thinker in public life from 1765-1795 who was much admired by American conservatives.
 
   
F
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

R
"The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity."
A
"Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures."
N
It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
K
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
R: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A: "In "Instant Quotation Dictionary," by Donald O. Bolander, 1979."
N: ""First Speech on Conciliation with America: On American Taxation," speech, 19 Apr 1774."
K: ""Reflections on the Revolution in France," 1790."
   



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