I'm tired of love; I'm still more tired of rhyme; but money gives me pleasure all the time.
From Hilaire Belloc
The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.
All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out.
I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.
The microbe is so very small: You cannot take him out at all.
It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.
Any subject can be made interesting, and therefore any subject can be made boring.
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