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Quotes from The Silence Of The Sea and Other Essays — Hilaire Belloc

1870–1953 England

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Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death.

The Silence Of The Sea and Other Essays (1940)

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

The Silence Of The Sea and Other Essays (1940)

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

The Silence Of The Sea and Other Essays (1940)

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

The Silence Of The Sea and Other Essays (1940)

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