The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.

Quote by G K Chesterton

Topics: Books Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly...

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

Life exists for the love of music or beautiful things.

Life exists for the love of music or beautiful things.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I believe that God prays in us and through us, whether we are praying or...

I believe that God prays in us and through us, whether we are praying or...