To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

Quote by G K Chesterton

Topics: Ethics Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Rightm Quotes

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

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...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

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...

Life exists for the love of music or beautiful things.

Life exists for the love of music or beautiful things.

All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not...

Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not...

Half a truth is better than no politics.

Half a truth is better than no politics.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Women gain weight after marriage. Men gain weight after divorce.

Women gain weight after marriage. Men gain weight after divorce.

How could a man ever trust in a woman's judgment when he knows she chose...

How could a man ever trust in a woman's judgment when he knows she chose...