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It would be wise to attend upon the order of things, and not to attempt to outrun the slow, but smooth and even course of Nature.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It would be wise to attend upon the order of things, and not to attempt to outrun the slow, but smooth and even course…”
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Burke advises patience and respect for the natural order, cautioning against hasty actions that disrupt it.
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