Burke Quotes
No.	Quotation	Subject
1	He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior understanding he unites with.	Advice
2	Ambition can creep as well as soar.	Ambition
3	When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment we have not compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.	Antiquity
4	Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than be ruined by too confident security.	Anxiety
5	An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to beauty.	Beauty
6	A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises from words.	Books
7	Whenever our neighbor's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.	Caution
8	He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.	Dispute
9	Education is the cheap defence of nations.	Education
10	The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.	Evil

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