Maxioms by G. K. Chesterton
[You reporters] should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
[You reporters] should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly.
The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly.
Continuing a series on God and the human condition: That Jones shall worship the "god within him" turns out read more
Continuing a series on God and the human condition: That Jones shall worship the "god within him" turns out ultimately to mean that Jones shall worship Jones. Let Jones worship the sun or moon -- anything rather than the Inner Light; let Jones worship cats or crocodiles, if he can find any in his street, but not the god within. Christianity came into the world firstly in order to assert with violence that a man had not only to look inwards, but to look outwards, to behold with astonishment and enthusiasm a divine company and a divine captain. The only fun of being a Christian was that a man was not left alone with the Inner Light, but definitely recognized an outer light, fair as the sun, clear as the moon, terrible as an army with banners.
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.
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
