Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they...

And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they...

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....

Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.

Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

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.

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his...

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his...

Journalism largely consists of saying Lord Jones is Dead to people who never knew that...

Journalism largely consists of saying Lord Jones is Dead to people who never knew that...

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read...

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read...

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.

Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

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...

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...

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is...

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for...

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for...

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that...

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that...

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...