Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably...

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all...

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all...

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man...

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man...

Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that...

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do...

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to...

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root...

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root...

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars...

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars...