K. Chesterton
K. Chesterton
graduation hope carpe-diem
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
buddhism doubt literature
Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.
time men young
No man knows he is young while he is young.
time sleep thinking
Employers will give time to eat, time to sleep; they are in terror of a time to think.
progress age minorities
This is the age in which thin and theoretic minorities can cover and conquer unconscious and untheoretic majorities.
theology
Theology is only thought applied to religion.
half vices allies
The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice.
humble men sea
To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sea is really a sea.
choices soul morality
What we call emancipation is always and of necessity simply the free choice of the soul between one set of limitations and another.
loneliness eagles liberty
The eagle has no liberty; he only has loneliness.
funny-friendship good-man fool
There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good many friends who call me a fool.
wine paradise drink
The wine they drink in Paradise They make in Haute Lorraine.
corporations efficiency bigs
The big corporation is not in the least remarkable for efficiency; it is only too big to be blamed for its inefficiency.
rags hot christianity
Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags.