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Walter Bagehot Quotes
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Famous Walter Bagehot Quotations
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Walter Bagehot (pronounced BAD-jit, IPA: /ebed-?t/) (3 February 1826 - 24 March 1877) was a British businessman, essayist, and journalist who wrote extensively about literature, government, and economic affairs
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- It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
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- Nothing is more unpleasant that a virtuous person with a mean mind.
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- One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
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- The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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- The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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- The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.
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- The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.
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- The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
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- The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
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