K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
height style
He could not think up to the height of his own towering style.
bottle crack fish hath man sauce seen stand tea treat
But who hath seen the Grocer Treat housemaids to his tea Or crack a bottle of fish sauce Or stand a man to cheese? Gilbert K
england pass pay people quite smile spoken
Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget. / For we are the people of England, that never have spoken yet.
body destroying difficult health preserve trouble trying
The trouble about always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
england graves men worked
The men that worked for England / They have their graves at home.
consistency man sees
The man who sees consistency in things is a wit; the man who sees the inconsistency in things is a humorist.
believe conflict hot keeps
I believe in getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.
believe helps hot philosophy water
I believe in getting into hot water - it helps keep you clean.
action believe falls however men unless
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
catching discovered miss train
The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.
christian difficult found ideal left tried
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
brute mere sort
The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.
man
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
funny food sarcasm
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.