I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.

Quote by Hilaire Belloc

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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of...

When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of...

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.

The grace of God is courtesy.

The grace of God is courtesy.

An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of...

An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of...

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

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

Money gives me pleasure all the time.

Money gives me pleasure all the time.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Be content to remember that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.

Be content to remember that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.

Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all...

Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography.

Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography.

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to...

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to...

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding...

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding...