Quotes and Quotations

Memorable Quotes and quotations from Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot English economist & journalist (1826 - 1877)


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- One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

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- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot -
- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

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- The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.

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- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

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- The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.

Walter Bagehot - "Biographical Studies", 1863
- It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.

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- The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

Walter Bagehot -
- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot -
- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot -
- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot -
- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot -
- The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

Walter Bagehot -
- The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.