Friday, December 23, 2005
Speaking Of Quotes...
The other day Jollyblogger looked at our view of history and used a bunch of quotes from G.K Chesterton. Chesterton is my second favorite quotable -- my first when it comes to matters of faith, but in general matters no on can surpass Winston Churchill. Just cause they are fun, here's some favs:
- All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
- I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
- I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
- Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
- The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
- I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
