Quote by G.K. Chesterton
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. – G.K. Chesterton

Other quotes by G.K. Chesterton

In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own? – G.K. Chesterton

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Failure
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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? – G.K. Chesterton

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Christmas
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A stiff apology is a second insult…. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. – G.K. Chesterton

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Apology
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Books
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Books had instant replay long before televised sports. – Bern Williams

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Books

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – Chinese Proverb

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Books

The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television. – Andrew Ross

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Books

The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. – Hugh Blair

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Books

Random Quotes

The Arctic expresses the sum of all wisdom: Silence. – Walter Bauer

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Silence

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass. – John Steinbeck

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Change

Im now learning how to distinguish when Im acting and when Im not acting – offstage as well as onstage. – Micky Dolenz

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Learning

Every day you waste is one you can never make up. – George Allen

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Excess