Maxioms by Gilbert K. Chesterton
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to read more
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.