Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight, But Roaring Bill (… - Hilaire Belloc

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Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight,
But Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right.

Hilaire Belloc

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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and poet, known chiefly for his essays and children's books; he was sometimes referred to by the nickname "Old Thunder". Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Hilaire Pierre Belloc • Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc

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It is in the irony of Providence that the more man comes to control the material world about him, the more does he lose control over the effects of his action; and it is when he is remaking the world most speedily that he knows least whither he is driving.

Timeo hominem unius mulieris. (''A man who keeps to one woman is formidable.'')

Death […] people nowadays seem to regard as something odd, whereas it is well known to be the commonest thing in the world.

Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight, But Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right. - Hilaire Belloc

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