Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

Ingratitude is surely the chief of the intellectual sins of man. He takes his political benefits for granted, just as he takes the skies and the seasons for granted.

Marriage is a duel to the death which no man of honour should decline.

If Christianity should happen to be true - that is to say, if its God is the real God of the universe - then defending it may mean talking about anything and everything.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.

Political Economy means that everybody except politicians must be economical.