K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
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.
christian difficult found ideal left tried
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
believe difficult liberalism
Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals.
art architecture difficult
Architecture approaches nearer than any other art to being irrevocable because it is so difficult to get rid of.
gratitude duty difficult
Gratitude, being nearly the greatest of human duties, is also nearly the most difficult.
cease happens nowadays people retirement work worst
The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.
apple goes heaven road wood
The road from heaven to Hereford / Where the apple wood of Hereford / Goes all the way to Wales.
alas england graves rule
And they that rule in England, / In stately conclave met, / Alas, alas for England / They have no graves as yet.
cute-love loved man short sweet-love
Better to have loved a short man than never to have loved a tall.
anyone blasphemy doubts itself religion survive
Blasphemy itself could not survive religion; if anyone doubts that, let him try to blaspheme Odin.
discovered exuberant nonsense round
Nonsense is a kind of exuberant capering round a discovered truth.
country desperate drunk except patriot saying
My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.
anyone earth life mystery point riddle
We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery of life is the plainest part of it.
although gentleman vulgar
Tea, although an Oriental, / Is a gentleman at least; / Cocoa is a cad and coward, / Cocoa is a vulgar beast.