Gluttony and Lust are the only sins that abuse something that is essential to our survival. Henry Fairlie
The foundation of humility is truth. The humble man sees himself as he is. Henry Fairlie
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself. Henry Fairlie
There is a middlebrow snobbery in America that praises everything on public television and disdains everything on the commercial networks as a blight. Henry Fairlie
The most important fact about our shopping malls, as distinct from the ordinary shopping centers where we go for our groceries, is that we do not need most of what they sell, not even for our pleasure or entertainment, not really even for a sensation of luxury. Little in them is essential to our survival, our work, or our play…Henry Fairlie