“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
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Man does not live by soap alone;
“Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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It is the test of a good
“It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Education is simply the soul of a
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Happy is he who still loves something
“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
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The poets have been mysteriously silent on
“The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Man does not live by soap alone;
“Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
Category: health
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There is a great deal of difference
“There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor
“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The trouble with always trying to preserve
“The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Man seems to be capable of great
“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
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