A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater — Walter Bagehot
A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization — Walter Bagehot
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring — Walter Bagehot
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty — Walter Bagehot
So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during — Walter Bagehot
So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions — Walter Bagehot
Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. — Walter Bagehot
Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want — Walter Bagehot
No real english gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist. — Walter Bagehot
No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation. — Walter Bagehot
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say — Walter Bagehot
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. — Walter Bagehot
In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail — Walter Bagehot
The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything. — Walter Bagehot
The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. — Walter Bagehot
