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Edmund Burke Quotes: There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.
         

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.


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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.



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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.



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