The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion, but, on the contrary, of its liberality and humanity. It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted, and only a few things are forbidden.
Gilbert K. ChestertonJesus promised his disciples three thingsโthat they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
Gilbert K. ChestertonChristianity met the mythological search for romance by being a story and the philosophical search for truth by being a true story.
Gilbert K. Chesterton