Bagehot

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“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 (1826–1877)

“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 (1826–1877)

“Women—one half the human race at least—care fifty times more for a marriage than a ministry.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)