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Results of search for Author: Walter Bagehot - Page 1 of 2 Showing results 1 to 10 of 16 total quotations found.
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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877), "Biographical Studies", 1863
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The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
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Results from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations:

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)

Results from Classic Quotes:

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
The greatest mistake is trying to be m ore agreeable than you can be.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)

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Results of search for Author: Walter Bagehot - Page 1 of 2 Showing results 1 to 10 of 16 total quotations found.

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