Edmund Burke Quotes

5 quotes from Edmund Burke on investing and motivation.

On investing

• Mere parsimony is not economy... expense and great expense may be an essential part of true economy.

• If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

• It is generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles and design.

On motivation

• Ambition can creep as well as soar.

• Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.