"One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea." ― Walter Bagehot Topic(s): Nature More From Walter Bagehot "A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life." "The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other." "Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison." More In Nature "Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."― Doug Larson "Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."― Roger Miller "Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations."― Paul Cezanne