K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
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.
men heaven earth
A mystic is a man who separates heaven and earth even if he enjoys them both.
earthquakes sun wonder
We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
book earth division
But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it.
suicide heaven earth
And pray where in earth or heaven are there prudent marriages-Might as well talk about prudent suicides.
romance earth born
To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance.
country scum-of-the-earth rich
The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.
inspirational earth persons
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
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.