Edmund Burke, letter to Miss Haviland; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 643. Thomas Dekker, The Honest Whore, Part II, Act II, scene 1. Also A Health to the Gentlemanly Profession of Serving-Men (1598). Middleton, Anything for a Quiet Life (1621), Act III, scene 3.
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Turn over a new leaf.
— Edmund Burke on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
What It Means
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About Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.
About Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.
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