K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
men literature virtue
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
mean morality justified
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.
crush men understanding
If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not.
men historical facts
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.
literature metaphor slang
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
happiness literature mystery
Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.
get-well recovery healthy
With any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation.
poverty honest never-forget
The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.
dance work advice
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.
memorial-day men bravery
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
men ideas racist
We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end.
country travel adventure
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.
philosophical men literature
The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.
science interesting decision
The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.