For one thing, I was no longer alone; a man is never alone with the wind-and the boat made three.
Hilaire BellocEvery major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language.
Hilaire BellocThe Devil, having nothing else to do Went off to tempt my Lady Poltagrue. My Lady, tempted by a private whim, To his extreme annoyance, tempted him.
Hilaire BellocOwnership 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 BellocIt has unfortunately now become a habit for so many generations, that it has almost passed into an instinct throughout the Jewish body, to rely upon the weapon of secrecy. Secret societies, a language kept as far as possible secret, the use of false names in order to hide secret movements, secret relations between various parts of the Jewish body: all these and other forms of secrecy have become the national method.
Hilaire Belloc