K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
people england pay
But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not quite forget.
dog wall party
Your next-door neighbor is not a man; he is an environment. He is the barking of a dog; he is the noise of a piano; he is a dispute about a party wall; he is drains that are worse than yours, or roses that are better than yours.
differences phrases conservative
Sometimes he even embarrassed the company by phrases suggesting that there was some difference between a Liberal and a Conservative.
La mejor prueba de la cultura y la liberalidad de un hombre es su actitud ante las cosas que nunca sucedieron.
mother country men
The man who says, 'my country right or wrong' is like the man who says, 'my mother drunk or sober'
imagination mind forget
All things are from God; and above all, reason and imagination and the great gifts of the mind. They are good in themselves; and we must not altogether forget their origin even in their perversion.
church states church-and-state
The coziness between church and state is good for the state and bad for the church
fall way falling-down
There are many ways to fall down, but there's only one way to stand up straight.
believe giving world
Every one on the earth should believe that he has something to give to the world which cannot otherwise be given.
gratitude atheist worst-moments
The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank.
drama cities fantasy
A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.
running men skeletons
It is very foolish of a man to be frightened of a skeleton, for Nature has put an insurmountable obstacle against running away from it.
believe men believe-in-god
When men cease to believe in God, they will believe in anything
missing facts links
The evolutionists seem to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it is missing.