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

Quote by Walter Bagehot

Topics: Progress Quotes

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.

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 influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such,...

An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such,...

Money is economic power

Money is economic power

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...

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...

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

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.

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...

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...

Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women...

Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women...

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...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light...

Money is economic power.

Money is economic power.

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...

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.

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...

I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was...

I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was...

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...

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...