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Small: The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The present condition of fame is merely fashion
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The present condition of fame is merely fashion"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested prope
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of gr
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies probably because generally they are the
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The aim of life is appreciation there is no sense in not appreciating things and there is no sense in having m
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Science in the modern world has many uses its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues capable of defying his torturer but not of k
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enoug
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Love means to love that which is unlovable or it is no virtue at all
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Ive searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonde
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the ex
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on them un
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time he is not
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to d
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to m
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Christianity has not been tried and found wanting it has been found difficult and not tried
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic oug
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower
Elizabeth I
"The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, dur
Elizabeth I
"Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to th
Elizabeth I
"Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted
Elizabeth I
"It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception
Elizabeth I
"I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king o
Elizabeth I
"I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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