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Hilaire Belloc Quotes

Write as the wind blows and command all words like an army! Picture Quote #1

Oh! Let us never, never doubt what nobody is sure about! Picture Quote #1

Kings live in palaces, and pigs in sties, and youth in expectation. Youth is wise Picture Quote #1

Alas! That such affected tricks should flourish in a child of six! Picture Quote #1

Always keep ahold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse Picture Quote #1

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment Picture Quote #1

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The control of the production of wealth is the control of human life itself Picture Quote #1

Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography Picture Quote #1

Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring Picture Quote #1

Before the curse of statistics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgment Picture Quote #1

It was my shame, and now it is my boast, that I have loved you rather more than most Picture Quote #1

Physicians of the utmost fame, were called at once; but when they came they answered, as they took their fees, there is no cure for this disease Picture Quote #1

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Great artistic talent in any direction... Is hardly inherent to the man. It comes and goes; it is often possessed only for a short phase in his life; it hardly ever colors his character as a whole and has nothing to do with the moral and intellectual stuff of the mind and soul. Many great artists, perhaps most great artists, have been poor fellows indeed, whom to know was to despise Picture Quote #1

Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing - or even walking about. It is a sound instinct in men to feel this distrust and contempt for writing; and as for writing about writing, why, it is writing squared; it is writing to the second power, in which the original evil is concentrated Picture Quote #1

Matilda told such dreadful lies, it made one gasp and stretch one's eyes; her aunt, who from her earliest youth, had kept a strict regard for truth, attempted to believe Matilda: the effort very nearly killed her Picture Quote #1

The rich arrived in pairs and also in rolls royces; they talked of their affairs in loud and strident voices... The poor arrived in fords, whose features they resembled; they laughed to see so many lords and ladies all assembled. The people in between looked underdone and harassed, and our of place and mean, and horribly embarrassed Picture Quote #1

Such are the mass of the supporters of either party. They derive their political opinions originally from some family tradition or some fanciful preference, but they back them with all the passion of sportsmen. In a vague subconscious way they know it is a game, but they happen to enjoy playing the game Picture Quote #1

The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and wealth Picture Quote #1

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Take the particular trick of false names. It seems to us particularly odious. We think when we show our contempt for those who use this subterfuge that we are giving them no more than they deserve. It is a meanness which we associate with criminals and vagabonds; a piece of crawling and sneaking...Men whose race is universally known, will unblushingly adopt a false name as a mask, and after a year or two pretend to treat it as an insult if their original and true name be used in its place Picture Quote #1

The choice lies between property on the one hand and slavery, public or private, on the other. There is no third issue Picture Quote #1

Political freedom without economic freedom is almost worthless, and it is because the modern proletariat has the one kind of freedom without the other that its rebellion is now threatening the very structure of the modern world Picture Quote #1

It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds... that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no lie is so false or inconclusive as that which is based on statistics Picture Quote #1

Ownership is not a general feature of our society, determining its character. On the contrary, dependence on a precarious wage at the will of others is the general feature of our society Picture Quote #1

Never could an increase of comfort or security be a sufficient good to be bought at the price of liberty Picture Quote #1

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If any man gives you a wine you can’t bear, don’t say it is beastly... But don’t say you like it. You are endangering your soul and the use of wine as well... Seek out some other wine good to your taste Picture Quote #1

The machine does not control the mind of man, though it affects the mind of man; it is the mind of man that can and should control the machine Picture Quote #1

If antiquity be the only test of nobility, then cheese is a very noble thing... The lineage of cheese is demonstrably beyond all record Picture Quote #1

We cannot make owners by merely giving men something to own. And, I repeat, whether there be sufficient desire for property left upon which we can work, only experience can decide Picture Quote #1

Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone Picture Quote #1

So touch my dying lip: so bridge that deep: So pledge my waking from the gift of sleep, and, sacramental, raise me the Divine: Strong brother in God and last companion, wine Picture Quote #1

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Write as the wind blows and command all words like an army! (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Oh! Let us never, never doubt what nobody is sure about! (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Kings live in palaces, and pigs in sties, and youth in expectation. Youth is wise (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Alas! That such affected tricks should flourish in a child of six! (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Always keep ahold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) The control of the production of wealth is the control of human life itself (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Before the curse of statistics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgment (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) It was my shame, and now it is my boast, that I have loved you rather more than most (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Physicians of the utmost fame, were called at once; but when they came they answered, as they took their fees, there is no cure for this disease (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Great artistic talent in any direction... Is hardly inherent to the man. It comes and goes; it is often possessed only for a short phase in his life; it hardly ever colors his character as a whole and has nothing to do with the moral and intellectual stuff of the mind and soul. Many great artists, perhaps most great artists, have been poor fellows indeed, whom to know was to despise (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing - or even walking about. It is a sound instinct in men to feel this distrust and contempt for writing; and as for writing about writing, why, it is writing squared; it is writing to the second power, in which the original evil is concentrated (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Matilda told such dreadful lies, it made one gasp and stretch one's eyes; her aunt, who from her earliest youth, had kept a strict regard for truth, attempted to believe Matilda: the effort very nearly killed her (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) The rich arrived in pairs and also in rolls royces; they talked of their affairs in loud and strident voices... The poor arrived in fords, whose features they resembled; they laughed to see so many lords and ladies all assembled. The people in between looked underdone and harassed, and our of place and mean, and horribly embarrassed (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Such are the mass of the supporters of either party. They derive their political opinions originally from some family tradition or some fanciful preference, but they back them with all the passion of sportsmen. In a vague subconscious way they know it is a game, but they happen to enjoy playing the game (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and wealth (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Take the particular trick of false names. It seems to us particularly odious. We think when we show our contempt for those who use this subterfuge that we are giving them no more than they deserve. It is a meanness which we associate with criminals and vagabonds; a piece of crawling and sneaking...Men whose race is universally known, will unblushingly adopt a false name as a mask, and after a year or two pretend to treat it as an insult if their original and true name be used in its place (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) The choice lies between property on the one hand and slavery, public or private, on the other. There is no third issue (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Political freedom without economic freedom is almost worthless, and it is because the modern proletariat has the one kind of freedom without the other that its rebellion is now threatening the very structure of the modern world (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds... that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no lie is so false or inconclusive as that which is based on statistics (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Ownership is not a general feature of our society, determining its character. On the contrary, dependence on a precarious wage at the will of others is the general feature of our society (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Never could an increase of comfort or security be a sufficient good to be bought at the price of liberty (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) If any man gives you a wine you can’t bear, don’t say it is beastly... But don’t say you like it. You are endangering your soul and the use of wine as well... Seek out some other wine good to your taste (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) The machine does not control the mind of man, though it affects the mind of man; it is the mind of man that can and should control the machine (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) If antiquity be the only test of nobility, then cheese is a very noble thing... The lineage of cheese is demonstrably beyond all record (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) We cannot make owners by merely giving men something to own. And, I repeat, whether there be sufficient desire for property left upon which we can work, only experience can decide (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone (Hilaire Belloc Quotes) So touch my dying lip: so bridge that deep: So pledge my waking from the gift of sleep, and, sacramental, raise me the Divine: Strong brother in God and last companion, wine (Hilaire Belloc Quotes)

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