Special Dictionary / Quotations / Walter Bagehot
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50 Quotations of Walter Bagehot.
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A bureaucracy is sure to think that its duty is to augment official power, offic ...2.
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon a ...3.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sover ...4.
A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his ...5.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle ...6.
A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, ...7.
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he ...8.
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for ...9.
A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civi ...10.
An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spec ...11.
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made ...12.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of m ...13.
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues bea ...14.
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particu ...15.
History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progress ...16.
I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was driving. I sta ...17.
In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend t ...18.
It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temp ...19.
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer ...20.
Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who mak ...| Next Page >> |
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