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Walter Bagehot quotes

English Author February 3, 1826 – March 24, 1877

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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds. Walter Bagehot
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. Walter Bagehot
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real..."
You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor. Walter Bagehot
A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to..."
Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you..."
The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or..."
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of..."
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. Walter Bagehot
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. Walter Bagehot
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it."
The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "We must not let daylight in upon the magic."
We must not let daylight in upon the magic. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Woman absent is woman dead."
Woman absent is woman dead. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common..."
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. Walter Bagehot

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