Great and terrible systems of divinity and philosophy lie round about us, which, if true, might drive a wise man mad.
Walter BagehotEvery banker knows that if he has to prove that he is worthy of credit, however good may be his arguments, in fact his credit is gone: but what we have requires no proof.
Walter BagehotNot only does a bureaucracy tend to under-government in point of quality; it tends to over-government in point of quantity.
Walter BagehotNo great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.
Walter Bagehot