The modern world seems to have no notion of preserving different things side by side, of allowing its proper and proportionate place to each, of saving the whole varied heritage of culture. It has no notion except that of simplifying something by destroying nearly everything.

Think of all those ages through which men have had the courage to die, and then remember that we have actually fallen to talking about having the courage to live.

To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sea is really a sea.

Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.

The cross cannot be defeated for it is defeat.

The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces different first principles, making debate impossible: and debate is the life of democracy; (3) because the fading of the images of sacred persons leaves a man too prone to be a respecter of earthly persons; (4) because there will be more, not less, respect for human rights if they can be treated as divine rights.

Before the Roman came to Rye or out to severn strode, / The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road.