“The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a fire, a couple of friends having a game of darts in a pub, a man reading a book in his own room or digging his own garden--that is what the State is there for. And unless they are helping to increase and prolong and protect such moments, all the laws, parliaments, armies, courts, police, economics, etc., are simply a waste of time.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“It is no good asking for a simple religion. After all, real things are not simple.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“An intelligent person, looking out of his eyes and hearkening in his ears, with a smile on his face all the time, will get more true education than many another in a life of heroic vigils".”
― An Apology for Idlers
― An Apology for Idlers
“I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
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