4 Walter Bagehot Quotes on Human nature

Walter Bagehot quotes on human nature

12. One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

27. A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind.

31. All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

39. It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.