Author Info

Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877) English essayist and journalist.

Popular Topics

Love Quotes   Funny Quotes   Inspirational Quotes   Friendship Quotes   Life Quotes   Motivational Quotes   Bible Quotes   Friend Quotes   Sad Quotes   Great Quotes   Leadership Quotes   Family Quotes   Romantic Quotes   Happiness Quotes   Positive Quotes   Success Quotes   Death Quotes   Relationship Quotes   Marriage Quotes   Humorous Quotes   Inspirational Quotes   Peace Quotes   Fashion Quotes   Courage Quotes   Money Quotes   View All Topics

Walter Bagehot Quotes and Quotations

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind . . . more deeply. But it does not look as if it did.

- Walter Bagehot | Capitalism Quotes

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.

- Walter Bagehot | Conversation Quotes

To a great experience one thing is essential - an experiencing nature.

- Walter Bagehot | Experience Quotes

The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is that it is an intelligible government: the mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

- Walter Bagehot | Government and Rule Quotes

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

- Walter Bagehot | Life Quotes

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people: it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

- Walter Bagehot | Poverty Quotes

The real essence of work is concentrated energy.

- Walter Bagehot | Concentration Quotes

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

- Walter Bagehot | Pleasure Quotes

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

- Walter Bagehot | Writing Quotes