Old religious factions are volcanoes burned out; on the lava and ashes and squalid scoriae of old eruptions grow the peaceful olive, the cheering vine and the sustaining corn.
Edmund BurkeWhen ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.
Edmund BurkeThe same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition.
Edmund BurkeTeach me, O lark! with thee to greatly rise, to exalt my soul and lift it to the skies.
Edmund Burke