Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most...

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most...

Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us...

Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us...

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...

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...

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 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...

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

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

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

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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...