Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

Quote by G K Chesterton

Topics: Angels Quotes, Devil Quotes, Good Triumphs Over Evil Quotes

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

The poet only desires exaltation and expansion. The poet only asks to get his head...

The poet only desires exaltation and expansion. The poet only asks to get his head...

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not