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

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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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...

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity...

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity...

People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort...

People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort...

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide...

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide...

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...

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.

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and...

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

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...

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

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,...

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

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...

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is...

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is...

A yawn is a silent shout.

A yawn is a silent shout.

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...