Quotes by Burke, Edmund

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthi >>

I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observ >>

We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise >>

Quotations about Finance

I wake up every morning and thank God I’m not a chartered accountant >>

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent >>

The objects of a financier are, then, to secure an ample revenue; to i >>

The objects of a financier are, then, to secure an ample revenue; to impose it with judgment and equality; to employ it economically; and, when necessity obliges him to make use of credit, to secure its foundations in that instance, and for ever, by the clearness and candor of his proceedings, the exactness of his calculations, and the solidity of his funds.

Burke, Edmund