Walter Bagehot Quotes About Pleasure

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  • The essence of Toryism is enjoyment?but as far as communicating and establishing your creed are concernedtrya little pleasure. The way to keep up old customs is, to enjoy old customs; the way to be satisfied with the present state of things is, to enjoy that state of things.

    Essence   Littles   Way  
    1856 Essay on Macaulay.
  • The great pleasure of life is doing for pleasure things I do not like to do.

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

    Walter Bagehot (1858). “Estimates of Some Englishmen and Scotchmen”, p.272
  • Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

    Men   People  
  • Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind, the aggregate nature of man more continuously, and more deeply. But it does not look as if it did.

    Business   Men   Mind  
    Walter Bagehot (1867). “The English Constitution”, p.149
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Walter Bagehot

  • Born: February 3, 1826
  • Died: March 24, 1877
  • Occupation: Journalist