A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.

Quote by Walter Bagehot

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The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one...

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one...

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...

Life is a school of probability.

Life is a school of probability.

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and...

No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and...

Money is economic power.

Money is economic power.

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

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

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us...

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us...

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

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

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of...

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of...

A bureaucracy is sure to think that its duty is to augment official power, official...

A bureaucracy is sure to think that its duty is to augment official power, official...

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at...

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at...

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of...

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of...

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why...

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why...

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during...

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during...