What did Edmund Burke mean by: Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm. Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland Copy
+ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edmund Burke, Evil, Inaction, Triumph, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ Gambling is a principle inherent in human nature. Author, October 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Edmund Burke, Instinct, Psychology, Risk, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ The only training for the heroic is the mundane. Author, July 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Edmund Burke, Growth, Preparation, Transformation, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edmund Burke, Persecution, Piety, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edmund Burke, Creativity, Imagination, Perception, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edmund Burke, Darkness, Inaction, Power, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Edmund Burke, Manners, Morals, Sentiments, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
+ Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover. Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, Edmund Burke, Encouragement, Resilience, Support, 0 Edmund Burke Statesman · Ireland
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France