It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Read Summary

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak. Read Summary

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried. Read Summary

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. Read Summary

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. Read Summary

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. Read Summary

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. Read Summary

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before. Read Summary

The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man. Read Summary

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. Read Summary