Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, >>

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it woul >>

A bureaucracy is sure to think that its duty is to augment official po >>

Quotations about Luxury

For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life. >>

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. >>

It is too great comfort which turns a man against himself. Life is mos >>

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.

Bagehot, Walter