It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. William Cobbett More Quotes by William Cobbett More Quotes From William Cobbett Learning consists of ideas, and not of the noise that is made by the mouth. William Cobbett learningmouthsideas All Middlesex is ugly, notwithstanding the millions upon millionswhichit iscontinuallysucking up fromtherestof the kingdom. William Cobbett millionsuglykingdoms Grammar, perfectly understood, enables us not only to express our meaning fully and clearly, but so to express it as to enable us to defy the ingenuity of man to give to our words any other meaning than that which we ourselves intend them to express. William Cobbett our-wordsgivingmen He who writes badly thinks badly William Cobbett writingthinking When, from the top of any high hill, one looks round the country, and sees the multitude of regularly distributed spires, one not only ceases to wonder that order and religion are maintained, but one is astonished that any such thing as disaffection or irreligion should prevail. William Cobbett ordercountrylooks Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. William Cobbett opinionintegritymen To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility. William Cobbett independenceindependentwisdom I cannot... perceive any ground for hoping that any practical good would, while the funding system exists in its present extent, result from the adoption of any of those projects, which have professed to have in view what is called Parliamentary Reform... when the funding system, from whatever cause, shall cease to operate upon civil and political liberty, there will be no need of projects for parliamentary reform. The parliament will, as far as shall be necessary, then reform itself. William Cobbett adoptionpoliticalviews Without bread all is misery. William Cobbett miserybread However roguish a man may be, he always loves to deal with an honest man. William Cobbett honestmaymen The Norfolk people are quick and smart in their motions and their speaking. Very neat and trim in all their farming concerns and very skilful. Their land is good, their roads are level, and the bottom of their soil is dry, to be sure; and these are great advantages; but they are diligent and make the most of everything. William Cobbett smartlandpeople But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free. William Cobbett newspapershouseremember Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives. William Cobbett laughterjoyhappiness Norwich is a very fine city, and the castle, which stands in the middle of it, on a hill, is truly majestic. William Cobbett castlesmajesticcities The town of GUILDFORD, which (taken with its environs) I, who have seen so many, many towns, think the prettiest, and, taken all together, the most agreeable and most happy-looking, that I ever saw in my life. William Cobbett takentogetherthinking DEAL is a most villainous place. It is full of filthy-looking people.Great desolationof abomination has beengoing on here. William Cobbett abominationdealspeople WESTBURY, a nasty odious rotten-borough, a really rotten place. William Cobbett rottennasty Protestations of impartiality I shall make none. Theyare always useless and are besides perfect nonsense, when used bya news-monger. William Cobbett newsuselessperfect Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to pecuniary monetary matters. Want of attention to these matters has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself. William Cobbett It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world. William Cobbett
