There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

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.

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 Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

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

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

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like...

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like...

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...

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.

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...

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting...

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

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.

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

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.

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...

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...

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

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...