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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. - Walter Bagehot

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Name: Walter Bagehot
Born: 3 February 1826. Died: 24 March 1877
Profession: Journalist | Businessman | Essayist |

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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

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Walter Bagehot quotes

Author's Biography:
Name: Walter Bagehot
Born: 3 February 1826. Died: 24 March 1877
Profession: Journalist | Businessman | Essayist |

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Jon Ronson | C. P. Scott | Femi Oke | Angela Carter | Chinweizu Ibekwe | Atiku Abubakar | Uhuru Kenyatta |

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

The madness of love is the greatest of heavenâ€™s blessings.

It's the pressure we put on ourselves that push us to greatness.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

Law 13: When asking for help, appeal to people’s self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude

The noblest art is that of making others happy

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

Times come when we have to squeeze ourselves a bit to do the precious things that we need in life.

You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.

There is no room for cowardice and no room for the lily-levered ones

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. - Wallace Stevens quotes

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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

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Walter Bagehot quotes

Author's Biography: Name: Walter Bagehot Born: 3 February 1826. Died: 24 March 1877 Profession: Journalist | Businessman | Essayist |

Related Authors Jon Ronson | C. P. Scott | Femi Oke | Angela Carter | Chinweizu Ibekwe | Atiku Abubakar | Uhuru Kenyatta |

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

The madness of love is the greatest of heavenâ€™s blessings.

It's the pressure we put on ourselves that push us to greatness.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

Law 13: When asking for help, appeal to people’s self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude

The noblest art is that of making others happy

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

Times come when we have to squeeze ourselves a bit to do the precious things that we need in life.

You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.

There is no room for cowardice and no room for the lily-levered ones

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. - Wallace Stevens quotes

In Light there is Dark, and in Dark there is Light.

Control is what gives you privacy.

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Author's Biography:
Name: Walter Bagehot
Born: 3 February 1826. Died: 24 March 1877
Profession: Journalist | Businessman | Essayist |

Related Authors
Jon Ronson | C. P. Scott | Femi Oke | Angela Carter | Chinweizu Ibekwe | Atiku Abubakar | Uhuru Kenyatta |