That chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound. - Edmund Burke

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature, and the means perhaps of its conservation. All we can do, and that human wisdom can do, is to provide that the change shall proceed by insensible degrees. This has all the benefits which may be in change, without any of the inconveniences of mutation.

O πιο σίγουρος τρόπος να θριαμβεύσει το κακό είναι οι καλοί άνθρωποι να μην κάνουν τίποτε...

Great designs may be started and the spirit of them inspired by enthusiasts, but cool heads are required to bring them into form.