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There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: May 29
Died: 1936
Died: June 14
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A child's instinct is almost perfect in the matter of fighting. The child's hero is always the man or boy who defends himself suddenly and splendidly against aggression.
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Pride juggles with her toppling towers, They strike the sun and cease, But the firm feet of humility They grip the ground like trees.
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Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.
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Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
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Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals.
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Do not, I beseech you be troubled by the increase of forces already in dissolution. You have mistake the hour of the night: it is already morning.
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Truths turn into dogmas the instant that they are disputed. Thus every man who utters a doubt defines a religion.
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All government is an ugly necessity.
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Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.
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One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed.
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Nothing can ever overcome that one enormous sex (female) superiority that even the male child is born closer to his mother than to his father.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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