The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness...

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness...

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment...

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment...

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...

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide...

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide...

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.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees.

What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply...

What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply...

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.

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....

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

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

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

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

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.

A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.

A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.