Maxioms by G. K. Chesterton
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its read more
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, like pain or a particular smell. - Tremendous Trifles.
