To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
Edmund BurkeRead
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that small-minded individuals cannot effectively manage or contribute to a large and complex entity like an empire.
Edmund Burke's quote reflects the idea that the successful governance of a great empire requires vision, depth of thought, and the capacity to handle complexity. In contrast, those with limited perspective or understanding may struggle to navigate the challenges and responsibilities associated with leadership on such a grand scale. Therefore, the quote serves as a reminder of the necessity for wisdom and intelligence in positions of power.
In practice
In a discussion about leadership qualities for a successful organization.
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites.
If Jesus Christ is the head of the church and hence the source and goal of its entire life, true growth is only possible in obedience to Him. Conversely, if the church becomes detached from Jesus Christ and His Word, it cannot grow however active and successful it may seem to be.
We have no choice but to be guilty. God is unthinkable if we are innocent.
True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated, and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't.
It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her.
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