The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable...

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable...

Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much...

Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much...

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...

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

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

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine...

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine...

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...

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in.

The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in.

It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should...

It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should...

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root...

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root...

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...

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting...

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting...