The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

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.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

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 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...

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

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

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

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...

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars...

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars...

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...

A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over......

A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over......

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...

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.

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

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

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.

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very...

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very...

It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam.

It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain,...