All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished...

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished...

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is...

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is...

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 whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to...

The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to...

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to...

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to...

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of...

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of...

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable...

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable...

A yawn is a silent shout.

A yawn is a silent shout.

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of...

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of...

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...

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and...

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and...

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

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 businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.

A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.