Inspirational Quotes by G.K. Chesterton
“Dije que, si los niños no llevaban luto riguroso, la familia quedaría deshonrada”
“Taip per visą gyvenimą mes darome žemus ir menkus poelgius, baimindamiesi tų, kurių visiškai nevertiname.”
“Es conveniente que el lector haga una pausa al leer esto, y piense por un momento en la larga cadena de hierro o de oro, de espinas o de flores, que jamás le hubiera rodeado a no ser por el primer eslabón que se formó en un día memorable.”
“Old Clem! With a thump and a sound – Old Clem! Beat it out, beat it out – Old Clem! With a clink for the stout – Old Clem! Blow the fire, blow the fire – Old Clem! Roaring dryer, soaring higher – Old Clem!”
“Why I hoarded up this last wretched little rag of hope that was rent and given to the winds, how do I know! Why did you who read this , commit that not dissimilar inconsistency of your own, last year, last month, last week?”
“Thieves and thief-takers hung in dead rapture on his words, and shrank when a hair of his eyebrows turned in their direction. Which side he was on, I couldn't make out., for he seemed to me to be grinding the whole place on a mill; I only know that when I stole a tiptoe, he was not on the side of bench; for he was making the legs of the old gentleman who presided quite convulsive under the table , by his denunciations of his conduct as the representative of British law and justice in that chair that day.”
“I verily believe that her not remembering and not minding in the least, made me cry again, inwardly - and that is the sharpest crying of all”
“...kahrımdam ölecekmişim gibi geliyordu da, ne zamandan beri kahrolduğumu, bu duyguyu haftanın hangi gününde algıladığımı, dahası bunu algılayanın ben, kendim olup olmadığını doğru dürüst kestiremiyordum bile.”
“Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one man’s a blacksmith, and one’s a whitesmith, and one’s a goldsmith, and one’s a coppersmith. Diwisions among such must come, and must be met as they come. If there’s been any fault at all to-day, it’s mine. You and me is not two figures to be together in London; nor yet anywheres else but what is private, and beknown, and understood among friends. It ain’t that I am proud, but that I want to be right, as you”
“İleride ne yapacağını hiç düşündün mü?" "Hayır. İlerisiyle ilgili herhangi bir şey düşünmekten korkuyorum çünkü.”
“Exactly what I myself had thought, many times. Exactly what was perfectly manifest to me at the moment. But how could I, a poor dazed village lad avoid that wonderful inconsistency into which the best and wisest of men fall everyday.”
“those questions at sufficient length. If a dread of not being understood be hidden in the breasts of other young people to anything like the extent to which it used to be hidden in mine,—which I consider probable, as I have no particular reason to suspect myself of having been a monstrosity,—it is the key to many reservations. I felt convinced that if I described Miss Havisham’s as my eyes had seen it, I should not be understood.”
“Saçmalık bu," dedi Estella. "Saçmalık. Ha deyinceye kadar geçer gider bu üzüntün." "Ah, Estella, hiçbir zaman!" "Bir haftaya kalmaz, unutur gidersin beni." "Unutup gitmek mi? Ah, Estella, benim varlığımın, öz benliğimin parçasısın sen.”
“Fu, per me, un giorno memorabile, gravido di profondi cambiamenti nella mia vita. Ma succede così per qualunque vita. Immaginate di eliminarne un certo giorno, e pensate un po' come il suo corso sarebbe stato diverso! Fermati, tu che leggi, e pensa per un attimo alla lunga catena di ferro o d'oro, di spine o di fiori, che mai ti avrebbe legato se, in un solo memorabile giorno, non se ne fosse costruito il primo anello.”
“Nobody was hard with him or with me. There was duty to be done, and it was done, but not harshly.”
topics: merciful-duty
“Gene de, Estella'yı düşündüğüm zaman..." Herbert gözlerini ateşten ayırmaksızın, "Estella'yı düşünmediğin zaman var mı ki?" diye araya girdi.”
“Conscience is a dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy;”
topics: conscience
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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.