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Famous Quotes in History by Walter Bagehot - 1

This category is for famous quotes in history by Walter Bagehot.

Walter Bagehot was an English economist, essayist, and journalist. He was born in 1826 and died in 1877.

Human nature is not a high thing, but at least it has a high idea of itself.

The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the benevolence of man does most harm or good.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

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

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

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

A parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

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