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Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#defying #great #great virtues #his #keeping

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#appear #gods #invoke #much #never

Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#daylight #does #man #monster #normal

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#always #away #corn #destroying #gods

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#cover #errors #however #long #long words

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

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#cosmos #head #hide #his #hole

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#mind #mouth #object #opening #shut

The only defensible war is a war of defense. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#only #war

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

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#catching #discovered #ever #i #miss

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#common people #commonsense #compulsory #deprive #education