The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet. William Cobbett More Quotes by William Cobbett More Quotes From William Cobbett All Middlesex is ugly, notwithstanding the millions upon millionswhichit iscontinuallysucking up fromtherestof the kingdom. William Cobbett millions ugly kingdoms 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-words giving men He who writes badly thinks badly William Cobbett writing thinking It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. William Cobbett independent greatness mean 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 order country looks Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. William Cobbett opinion integrity men To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility. William Cobbett independence independent wisdom 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 adoption political views Without bread all is misery. William Cobbett misery bread However roguish a man may be, he always loves to deal with an honest man. William Cobbett honest may men 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 smart land people 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 newspapers house remember Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives. William Cobbett laughter joy happiness Norwich is a very fine city, and the castle, which stands in the middle of it, on a hill, is truly majestic. William Cobbett castles majestic cities 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 taken together thinking DEAL is a most villainous place. It is full of filthy-looking people.Great desolationof abomination has beengoing on here. William Cobbett abomination deals people WESTBURY, a nasty odious rotten-borough, a really rotten place. William Cobbett rotten nasty Protestations of impartiality I shall make none. Theyare always useless and are besides perfect nonsense, when used bya news-monger. William Cobbett news useless perfect 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
