Walter Bagehot Quotes
(1 - 10 of 22)A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
The notion of a farseeing and despotic statesman, who can lay down plans for ages yet unborn, is a fancy more
The notion of a farseeing and despotic statesman, who can lay down plans for ages yet unborn, is a fancy generated by the pride of the human intellect to which facts give no support.
Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not more
Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not at all suited to civilized circumstances.
Speak of the gods as they are.
Speak of the gods as they are.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Don't worry about life, you're not going to survive it anyway.
Don't worry about life, you're not going to survive it anyway.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
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.
