Quote by Walter Bagehot (1826-1877)

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

• A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault.

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

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

• The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.

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