G K Chesterton

G K Chesterton: White founts falling...

G K Chesterton: White founts falling...

White founts falling in the courts of the sun,
And the Soldan of Byzantium is smiling as they...

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G K Chesterton: Some men never...

G K Chesterton: Some men never...

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

Source: In The...

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G K Chesterton: All slang is...

G K Chesterton: All slang is...

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

Source: The Defendant.
-- G K...

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G K Chesterton: The poor have...

G K Chesterton: The poor have...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at...

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G K Chesterton: There is a...

G K Chesterton: There is a...

There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel...

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G K Chesterton: Democracy means government...

G K Chesterton: Democracy means government...

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly...

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G K Chesterton: Their is a...

G K Chesterton: Their is a...

Their is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect.

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G K Chesterton: Evil comes at...

G K Chesterton: Evil comes at...

Evil comes at leisure like the disease; good comes in a hurry like the doctor.

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G K Chesterton: Am in Birmingham....

G K Chesterton: Am in Birmingham....

Am in Birmingham. Where ought I to be?

Source: Telegram to his wife during a...

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G K Chesterton: When it comes...

G K Chesterton: When it comes...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with...

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G K Chesterton: The only words...

G K Chesterton: The only words...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell,...

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G K Chesterton: Blasphemy itself could...

G K Chesterton: Blasphemy itself could...

Blasphemy itself could not survive religion; if anyone doubts that, let him try to blaspheme...

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G K Chesterton: You have weighed...

G K Chesterton: You have weighed...

You have weighed the stars in the balance, and grasped the skies in a span:
Take, if you must have answer, the word...

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G K Chesterton: My country, right...

G K Chesterton: My country, right...

My country, right or wrong is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like...

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G K Chesterton: A dying monarchy...

G K Chesterton: A dying monarchy...

A dying monarchy is always one that has too much power, not too little; a dying religion always interferes more than...

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G K Chesterton: The mere brute...

G K Chesterton: The mere brute...

The mere brute pleasure of reading --the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

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G K Chesterton: Most Americans are...

G K Chesterton: Most Americans are...

Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent...

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G K Chesterton: Every politician is...

G K Chesterton: Every politician is...

Every politician is emphatically a promising politician.

Source: The Secret of...

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G K Chesterton: The one stream...

G K Chesterton: The one stream...

The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang.

Source: The...

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G K Chesterton: Strong gongs groaning...

G K Chesterton: Strong gongs groaning...

Strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far,
Don John of Austria is going to the war.


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