Coincidences are spiritual puns.

Quote by Gilbert K Chesterton

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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is...

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is...

We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a...

We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is...

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and...

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and...

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

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

Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing...

Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing...

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of...

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of...

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the...

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the...

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we...

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in.

The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not...

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not...

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.