The grace of God is courtesy.

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...

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but...

When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but...

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

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

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

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

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.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

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...

Money gives me pleasure all the time.

Money gives me pleasure all the time.

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...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge...

The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then...

The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then...