K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
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.
truth passion beard
You cannot grow a beard in a moment of passion.
children philosophy passing-on
There is no such thing as education. The thing is merely a loose phrase for the passing on to others of whatever truth or virtue we happen to have ourselves. It is typical of our time that the more doubtful we are about the value of philosophy, the more certain we are about the value of education. That is to say, the more doubtful we are about whether we have any truth, the more certain we are (apparently) that we can teach it to our children.
passion important details
Passion makes every detail important.
powerful passion men
Powerful men who have powerful passions use much of their strength in forging chains for themselves.
passion men postman
Nobody notices postmen, yet they have passions like other men.
men errors passing
Teach to the young, men's enduring truths, and let the learned amuse themselves with their passing errors.
life hate passion
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
passion selfishness doctrine
It was the mystical dogma of Bentham and Adam Smith and the rest, that some of the worst of human passions would turn out to be all for the best. It was the mysterious doctrine that selfishness would do the work of unselfishness.
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.