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Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

“We are passing into a social phase in which unless a heroic effort is made for human dignity and freedom, gold will be the sole method of government and therefore the sole standard of manners.”

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

Gilbert K. Chesterton was an English writer, critic, and theologian, born on May 29, 1874, and died on June 14, 1936. Known for his unique literary style and profound philosophical thinking, Chesterton's works spanned a variety of genres, including novels, poetry, drama, and criticism. more

“What is the good of words if they aren't important enough to quarrel over? Why do we choose one word more than another if there isn't any difference between them? If you called a woman a chimpanzee instead of an angel, wouldn't there be a quarrel about a word? If you're not going to argue about words, what are you going to argue about? Are you going to convey your meaning to me by moving your ears? The Church and the heresies always used to fight about words, because they are the only thing worth fighting about.”

Ifs Important Enough Moving Used Fighting Differences Church Angel Ears Arguing Quarrels One Word Heresy Chimpanzees

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“I entertain a private suspicion that physical sports were much more really effective and beneficent when they were not taken quite so seriously. One of the first essentials of sport being healthy is that it should be delightful; it is rapidly becoming a false religion with austerities and prostrations.”

Should Firsts Sports Taken Becoming Healthy Essentials Suspicion Delightful Austerity Prostration

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Do you like vegetables?" Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dangerous kind of food. "You is trying to change the subject," the Giant said sternly. "We is having an interesting babblement about the taste of the human bean. The human bean is not a vegetable.”

Trying Humans Kind Said Interesting Subjects Dangerous Taste Conversation Giants Vegetables Beans Steers Sophie Trying To Change

Author:Roald Dahl

“A soul trembling to sit by a hearth so bright, To exist again, it’s enough if I borrow from Your lips the breath of my name you murmur all night.”

Ifs Soul Enough Night Names Breaths Lips All Night Trembling

Author:Stephane Mallarme