The bane of philosophy is pomposity: people will not see that small things are the miniatures of greater, and it seems a loss of abstract dignity to freshen their minds by object lessons from what they know.
Bagehot critiques the pretentiousness in philosophy, advocating for learning from everyday experiences.
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All savage religions are full of superstitions founded on luck.
That a House of Commons may work well it must perform, as we saw, five functions well: it must elect a Ministry well, legislate well, teach the nation well, express the nation's will well, bring matters to the nation's attention well.
No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.
They have given what I may call a CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
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