A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine...

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine...

New roads; new ruts.

New roads; new ruts.

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.

A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind...

Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in...

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in...

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We...

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring...

When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...