Walter Bagehot - "Biographical Studies", 1863

It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
Walter Bagehot
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Bagehot
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
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
Walter Bagehot
The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
Walter Bagehot
The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
Walter Bagehot
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
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 greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Bagehot
The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.

- Walter Bagehot - "Biographical Studies", 1863