Quotes by Walter Bagehot,(1826 - 1877),English economist & journalist



--One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.


--The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.


--The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.


--The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.


--It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.