Quotes by Henry Bolingbroke

Henry Bolingbroke

British politician

Lived from: 1678 - 1751

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

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  • Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.
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  • Nations, like men, have their infancy.
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  • Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
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  • Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt.
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  • The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.
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  • The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them.
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  • We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.
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What are the most famous quotes from Henry Bolingbroke?

The two most famous quotes from Henry Bolingbroke are:

  • "Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society."
  • "Nations, like men, have their infancy."

When did Henry Bolingbroke live?

Henry Bolingbroke was born in 1678 and died in the year 1751.