Not only does "orthodox" no longer mean being right, it practically means being wrong.
Gilbert K. ChestertonIf it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. (on not perfectionism to put things off) .
Gilbert K. ChestertonCatholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.
Gilbert K. ChestertonCIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
Gilbert K. ChestertonDrink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the grey-faced gin-drinker in the slum; but drink when you would be happy without it, and you will be like the laughing peasant of Italy. Never drink because you need it, for this is rational drinking, and the way to death and hell. But drink because you do not need it, for this is irrational drinking, and the ancient health of the world.
Gilbert K. ChestertonIF we desire European civilization to be a raid and a rescue, we shall insist rather that souls are in real peril than that their peril is ultimately unreal. And if we wish to exalt the outcast and the crucified, we shall rather wish to think that a veritable God was crucified, rather than a mere sage or hero. Above all, if we wish to protect the poor we shall be in favour of fixed rules and clear dogmas. The rules of a club are occasionally in favour of the poor member. The drift of a club is always in favour of the rich one.
Gilbert K. Chesterton