There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

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

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

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar...

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...

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

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.

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

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

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man...

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

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 trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

Coincidences are spiritual puns.

Coincidences are spiritual puns.

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...

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his...

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his...

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...

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

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 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...