Hilaire Belloc

[M]others of large families (who claim to common sense) Will find a Tiger well repay the trouble and expense.

The world is full of double beds And most delightful maidenheads, Which being so, there’s no excuse For sodomy or self-abuse.

It was my shame, and now it is my boast, That I have loved you rather more than most.

Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!

I'm tired of Love; I'm still more tired of Rhyme. But money gives me pleasure all the time.

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.

Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have left the vulgar stuff alone.

Gentlemen, I am a Catholic. As far as possible, I go to Mass every day. This [taking a rosary out of his pocket] is a rosary. As far as possible, I kneel down and tell these beads every day. If you reject me on account of my religion, I …

Whatever happens, we have got The Maxim gun, and they have not.