Quote by Edmund Burke
"Often in life it happens that the cruel stepmother turns out to be the beneficial foster mother."
More from Edmund Burke
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
"Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director, the regulator, and the standard of them all."
"Our patience will achieve more than our force."
"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill."