Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone. Hilaire Belloc on alone
Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun. Hilaire Belloc on death
When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is like the cold space between the planets. It is an air in which men perish utterly. Hilaire Belloc on friendship
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read. Hilaire Belloc on hope
All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men. Hilaire Belloc on men
I'm tired of love I'm still more tired of rhyme but money gives me pleasure all the time. Hilaire Belloc on money
We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. Hilaire Belloc on travel
I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. Hilaire Belloc on travel