Nobody understands the nature of the Church, or the ringing note of the creed descending from antiquity, who does not realize that the whole world once very nearly died of broadmindedness and the brotherhood of all religions.

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

Architecture approaches nearer than any other art to being irrevocable because it is so difficult to get rid of.

There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob.

The obvious effect of frivolous divorce will be frivolous marriage. If people can be separated for no reason they will feel it all the easier to be united for no reason.

The modern world is filled with men who hold dogmas so strongly that they do not even know they are dogmas.

We have had no good comic operas of late, because the real world has been more comic than any possible opera.