When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read. Hilaire Belloc Next Quote It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them. - Hilaire Belloc Previous Quote To walk because it is good for you warps the sould, just as it warps the soul for a man to talk for hire or because he think it his duty. - Hilaire Belloc