“The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor never advise the rich.”

A wry observation on class authority and social power · Prose writing, commonly attributed

• Fame
• Truth

“The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a good cigar, and a glass of wine.”

Expressing Belloc’s characteristically earthy affection for Catholic life · Conversation, as commonly attributed

• Faith
• Joy

“Faith is a higher faculty than reason.”

Presenting faith as a distinct way of apprehending reality · Religious prose, commonly attributed

• Faith
• Truth

“The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.”

Emphasising the learner’s active role in education · Essay on education, commonly attributed

• Childhood
• Truth

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

Linking national wellbeing with the moral strength of family life · Essay or prose writing, commonly attributed

• Family
• Truth