Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

Quote by Walter Bagehot

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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.

In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail...

In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail...

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be...

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be...

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness...

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness...

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not...

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it.

The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it.

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

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

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

The real essence of work is concentrated energy.

The real essence of work is concentrated energy.

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

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

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

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

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

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...