When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.

Quote by Hilaire Belloc

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I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write...

I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write...

The microbe is so very small: You cannot take him out at all.

The microbe is so very small: You cannot take him out at all.

Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day...

Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day...

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

The grace of God is courtesy.

The grace of God is courtesy.

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding...

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding...

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to...

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to...

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...

When I am dead, I hope it is said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his...

Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines...

Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines...

Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory...

Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory...

Be content to remember that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.

Be content to remember that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.

An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of...

An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of...

Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all...

Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all...

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring.

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring.

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure...

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.