G.K. Chesterton

Nietzche started a nonsensical idea that men had once sought as good what we now call evil; if it were so, we could not talk of

Nietzche started a nonsensical idea that men had once sought as good what we now call evil; if it were so, we could not talk of surpassing or even falling short of them.

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G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it it hi

The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it it his head that splits.

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G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.

One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.

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G.K. Chesterton

What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

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G.K. Chesterton

The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.

The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.

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G.K. Chesterton

Coincidences are spiritual puns.

Coincidences are spiritual puns.

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G.K. Chesterton

Nowadays a citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.

Nowadays a citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.

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G.K. Chesterton

A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.

A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.

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G.K. Chesterton

The classes that wash most are those that work least.

The classes that wash most are those that work least.

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G.K. Chesterton

Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution.

Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution.

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G.K. Chesterton

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