Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.

Quote by G K Chesterton

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Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

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...

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

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

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

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

The wine they drink in Paradise They make in Haute Lorraine.

The wine they drink in Paradise They make in Haute Lorraine.

Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.

Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good...

There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...