It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for…

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The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

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...

The only defensible war is a war of defense.

The only defensible war is a war of defense.

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the...

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the...

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.

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...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

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...

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in...

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in...

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...

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity...

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity...

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

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...

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

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...