Edmund Burke Quotes

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Oh, 'tis not my qualities they object to! 'Tis my lack of vice.

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature

What is called virtue in the common sense of the word has nothing to do with this or that man's prosperity, or even happiness.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders and commit the fewest sins.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

The just man walks in his integrity

A man's virtue is best secured by shame, and best improved by emulation in the society of virtuous men.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.

I myself have constantly refused to print anything that might countenance vice or promote immorality, though … I might have gotten much money.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

Virtue is the first title of nobility.

Knowledge is but an instrument, which the profligate and the flagitious may use as well as the brave and the just.

The religious man fears, the man of honor scorns, to do an ill action.