An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight.

Quote by Hilaire Belloc

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We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

The microbe is so very small: You cannot take him out at all.

The microbe is so very small: You cannot take him out at all.

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation

Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory...

Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory...

Oh, my friends, be warned by me, That breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea, Are all...

Oh, my friends, be warned by me, That breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea, Are all...

Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day...

Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring.

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring.

The grace of God is courtesy.

The grace of God is courtesy.

From quiet homes and first beginning, Out to the undiscovered ends, There's nothing worth the...

From quiet homes and first beginning, Out to the undiscovered ends, There's nothing worth the...

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but...

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but...

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

I don't trust books. They're all fact and no heart.

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...