Inspirational Quotes by G.K. Chesterton
“y me indigna porque estoy convencido de que era un malvado sin ningún derecho a cuidar del tesoro que se le confiaba,”
“Sebagian besar orang bukanlah musuh siapapun kecuali diri mereka sendiri. Morris Bolter”
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“but I was afraid of spending the few pence I had, and was even more afraid of the vicious looks of the trampers I had met or overtaken. I sought no shelter, therefore, but the sky; and”
“Vremurile când i-am luat Dorei măsura pentru un inel de nu-mă-uita, și când giuvaiergiul, căruia i-am dus măsura, a ghicit totul și a pufnit în râs, aplecându-se peste registrul său de comenzi, și mi-a luat cât a poftit pentru jucărioara aceea frumoasă, cu pietre albastre, care, în mintea mea, a rămas atât de strâns legată de mâna Dorei, încât ieri, când, din întâmplare, am văzut un inel asemănător la mâna fiicei mele, am simțit brusc o tresărire dureroasă în inimă.”
“Em minha observação da natureza humana, sempre soube que um homem que tem alguma boa razão para acreditar em si mesmo não deve se exibir diante dos outros para que acreditem nele.”
“O, strânge-mă la pieptul tău, scumpul meu soț, căci dragostea mea e clădită pe stâncă și nu se va clătina niciodată!”
“In short, the wily old Jew had the boy in his toils. Having prepared his mind, by solitude and gloom, to prefer any society to the companionship of his own sad thoughts in such a dreary place, he was now slowly instilling into his soul the poison which he hoped would blacken it, and change its hue for ever.”
“Si nos acobardamos porque oímos en algún lugar la llamada que tarde o temprano viene a buscar a todos los hombres, los objetivos que perseguimos se nos escaparán de las manos.”
“CHAPTER XXIV TREATS OF A VERY POOR SUBJECT. BUT IS A SHORT ONE; AND MAY BE FOUND OF IMPORTANCE IN THIS HISTORY”
“The rest of the half-year is a jumble in my recollection of the daily strife and struggle of our lives; of the waning summer and the changing season; of the frosty mornings when we were rung out of bed, and the cold, cold smell of the dark nights when we were rung into bed again; of the evening schoolroom dimly lighted and indifferently warmed, and the morning schoolroom which was nothing but a great shivering-machine; of the alternation of boiled beef with roast beef, and boiled mutton with roast mutton; of clods of bread-and-butter, dog's-eared lesson-books, cracked slates, tear-blotted copy-books, canings, rulerings, hair-cuttings, rainy Sundays, suet-puddings, and a dirty atmosphere of ink, surrounding all. I”
“Among the eyes elevated towards you from this portion of the globe, will ever be found, while it has light and life,”
“him do it. On being asked by a mild boy (not me) how he would proceed if he did begin to see him do it,”
“These, with their perplexities and inconsistencies, were the shifting quicksands of my mind,”
“Eles [os livros] mantiveram viva minha fantasia e minha esperança em alguma coisa além daquele tempo e lugar [do sofrimento, da tristeza].”
“I have remembered Who wept for a parting between the living and the dead.”
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.