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Walter Bagehot
English economist & journalist
| “ | One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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| “ | The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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| “ | 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.
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| “ | The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. | ” |
| “ | It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
"Biographical Studies", 1863 | ” |
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