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Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song.
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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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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And all over the world, the old literature, the popular literature, is the same. It consists of very dignified sorrow and very undignified fun. Its sad tales are of broken hearts its happy tales are of broken heads.
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Political Economy means that everybody except politicians must be economical.
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Is ditchwater dull? Naturalists with microscopes have told me that it teems with quiet fun.
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The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.
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Jokes are generally honest. Complete solemnity is always dishonest.
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