Showing posts with label g. k. chesterton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label g. k. chesterton. Show all posts

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Quote of the day for 2015-12-27


"The full potentialities of human fury cannot be reached until a friend of both parties tactfully intervenes."

G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) "The Skeptic as a Critic," The Forum, February 1929

Political cartoon by Henri Meyer, which depicts, among other things, the tensions between Great Britain and Germany while carving up China. Published in Le Petit Journal Sunday supplement (January 16, 1898)

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Quote of the Day for 2015-09-08


"A stiff apology is a second insult."

G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) "The Real Dr. Johnson," The Common Man

A humorous take on Alfred Leete's Lord Kitchener Wants You recruiting poster.