K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
funny respect humor
Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
time live-life inspiration
Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged.
inspirational happiness rain
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
freedom democracies-have order
You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution.
inspirational perfectionism not-perfect
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. (on not perfectionism to put things off) .
brain movement apes
Why should ANYTHING go right; even observation and deduction? Why should not good logic be as misleading as bad logic? They are both movements in the brain of a bewildered ape?
men animal broken
We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man that has broken out. All other animals are tame animals; following the rugged respectability of the tribe or type.
mean political politician
Political Economy means that everybody except politicians must be economical.
filled-up acting next
I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead.
life happiness smart
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
lying bed made
'As you have made your bed, so you must lie on it'; which again is simply a lie. If I have made my bed uncomfortable, please God I will make it again.
inspirational inspiring loyalty
We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
inspirational motivational success
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
men doe contrary
The woman does not work because the man tells her to work and she obeys. On the contrary, the woman works because she has told the man to work and he hasn’t obeyed.