It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. Author: Walter Bagehot Copy Quote More from Walter Bagehot “The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which …” “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” “The greatest please in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” “The soldier—that is, the great soldier—of to-day is not a romantic animal, dash…”