Walter Bagehot Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Walter Bagehot quotes, Walter Bagehot sayings, and Walter Bagehot proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Adventure is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of banking. Walter Bagehot
Every banker knows that if he has to prove he is worthy of credit, in fact his credit is gone. Walter Bagehot
The crown is, according to the saying, the 'fountain of honour'; but the treasury is the spring of business. Walter Bagehot
It is an inevitable defect, that bureaucrats will care more for routine than for results. Walter Bagehot