The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for...

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for...

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

New roads; new ruts.

New roads; new ruts.

Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being...

Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being...

What affects men sharply about a foreign nation is not so much finding or not...

What affects men sharply about a foreign nation is not so much finding or not...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

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.

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is...

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is...

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that...

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that...

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

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

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

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.

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...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

I may regret the way we ended, but I will never regret what we had.

I may regret the way we ended, but I will never regret what we had.

Why do we wait until it is too late? Why do we let someone else...

Why do we wait until it is too late? Why do we let someone else...

By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but...

By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but...