To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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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.

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 teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.

A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.

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...

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment...

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment...

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 yawn is a silent shout.

A yawn is a silent shout.

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...

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...

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...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

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

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

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and...

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and...

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.

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...

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.

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,...

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all...

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all...

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.

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...