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I can't believe that God plays dice with the universe. - Albert Einstein Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once. - Winston Churchill Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. - Benjamin Franklin Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find. - John F. Kennedy Marriage is one long conversation checkered by disputes. - Robert Louis Stevenson If you would be loved, love and be lovable. - Benjamin Franklin

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind . . . more deeply. But it does not look as if it did.

- Walter Bagehot | Capitalism Quotes

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.

- Walter Bagehot | Conversation Quotes

To a great experience one thing is essential - an experiencing nature.

- Walter Bagehot | Experience Quotes

The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is that it is an intelligible government: the mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

- Walter Bagehot | Government and Rule Quotes

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

- Walter Bagehot | Life Quotes

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people: it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

- Walter Bagehot | Poverty Quotes

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

- Walter Bagehot | Pleasure Quotes

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

- Walter Bagehot | Writing Quotes