 | Edmund Burke - 1828 - 182 Seiten
...and moral world. If we cry, like children, for the moon, like children we must cry on. INNOVATION. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. It cannot at this time be too often repeated, line upon line, precept upon precept, until it comes... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...not, according to the charity of those into whose hands it shall happen to fall.— Sterne. DCXXXV. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. — Burke. DCXXXVL Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection, must... | |
 | 1831 - 446 Seiten
...statutes and common assurances, ought to induce us to pause before their destruction is determined upon. " A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...will not look forward to posterity, who never look back to their ancestors. Fines and recoveries, like a power once gained in mechanies, may be applied... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 Seiten
...liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; e a sure principle of transmission ; without at all excluding a principle of improvement. It leaves acquisition... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 Seiten
...liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know, ti w. and M. that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of conservation, and a sure principle... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 Seiten
...liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears tome to be the result of profound reflection ; ugh, will sound wild and chimerical to the profane herd of those vulgar and a sure principle of transmission; without at all excluding a principle of improvement. It leaves acquisition... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 Seiten
...wantonness of folly, may in an instant destroy it by removing a girdle of its bark. It has been said, that a spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views.* Perhaps this is pressing the reasoning too far. It is more often the result of a strong imagination... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 Seiten
...only mystery of able men. Mystery is the only secrecy of weak and cunning ones.—Chesterfield. 821. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.—Burke. 822. good company, and reflection, must finish him.— Locke. Education begins... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 548 Seiten
...ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection; or rather the happy effect cf following nature, which is wisdom without reflection,...inheritance furnishes a sure principle of conservation, and a sure principle of transmission ; without at all excluding a principle of improvement. It leaves acquisition... | |
 | John Singleton Copley (1st baron Lyndhurst.) - 1839 - 150 Seiten
...; and a People inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of Ancestors." " A spirit of Innovation is generally the result of...of England well know, that the idea of Inheritance is a sure principle of Conservation, and a sure principle of Transmission, without at all excluding... | |
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. 
