G. K. Chesterton ( 10 of 64 )
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.
An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.
Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.
Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.
When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove read more
When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove the paint that had poured into his sleeve.
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.
Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.
The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS read more
The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS employees, whose idea of a dynamite tax tip is that you should print neatly. If you ask them a real tax question, such as how you can cheat, they're useless. So, for guidance, you want to look to big business. Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes...