Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

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

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concen >>

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. >>

Quotations about Exaggeration

Exaggeration is the inseparable companion of greatness. >>

We always weaken everything we exaggerate. >>

It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive. Why should it e >>

An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.

Bagehot, Walter