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> [Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/patience-is-the-most-necessary-quality-for-business-many-a-man-would/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

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> [It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/it-is-by-attempting-to-reach-the-top-in-a-single-leap-that-so-much/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

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> [It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/it-is-by-attempting-to-reach-the-top-at-a-single-leap-that-so-much/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

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## More by William Cobbett

> [If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/if-the-people-of-sheffield-could-only-receive-a-tenth-part-of-what/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [WESTBURY, a nasty odious rotten-borough, a really rotten place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/westbury-a-nasty-odious-rotten-borough-a-really-rotten-place/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/it-is-not-the-greatness-of-a-man-s-means-that-makes-him-independent/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [There never yet was, and never will be, a nation permanently great, consisting, for the greater part, of wretched and miserable families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/there-never-yet-was-and-never-will-be-a-nation-permanently-great/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [Protestations of impartiality I shall make none. Theyare always useless and are besides perfect nonsense, when used bya news-monger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/protestations-of-impartiality-i-shall-make-none-theyare-always/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/never-esteem-men-on-account-of-their-riches-or-their-station-respect/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [DEAL is a most villainous place. It is full of filthy-looking people.Great desolationof abomination has beengoing on here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/deal-is-a-most-villainous-place-it-is-full-of-filthy-looking-people/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [“He who can deliberately inflict torture upon an animal, in order to heighten the pleasure his palate is to receive in eating it, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/he-who-can-deliberately-inflict-torture-upon-an-animal-in-order-to/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. It is by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/patience-is-the-most-necessary-quality-for-business-many-a-man-would/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [Having still in my recollection so many excellent men, to whose grandfathers, upon the same spots, my grandfather had yielded cheerful obedience and reverence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/having-still-in-my-recollection-so-many-excellent-men-to-whose/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/it-is-by-attempting-to-reach-the-top-in-a-single-leap-that-so-much/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [Free yourself from the slavery of tea and coffee and other slop kettles!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/free-yourself-from-the-slavery-of-tea-and-coffee-and-other-slop/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [The ancient nobility and gentry of the kingdom... have been thrust out of all public employment... a race of merchants, and manufacturers and bankers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/the-ancient-nobility-and-gentry-of-the-kingdom-have-been-thrust-out/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [But what is to be the fate of the great wen of all? The monster, called, by the silly coxcombs of the press, "the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/but-what-is-to-be-the-fate-of-the-great-wen-of-all-the-monster-called/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

> [The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cobbett/the-very-hirelings-of-the-press-whose-trade-it-is-to-buoy-up-the/)

[William Cobbett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cobbett/)

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