Quotes by persons worth quoting II  

Posted by The Viking



"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."

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5 comments

Wow-that's a really good point. I never thought of it like that....

August 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM

Ah, Chesterton. Right on the dot as usual.

August 20, 2009 at 5:44 PM

"fenced, and freed from all evils. Through Jesus Christ our Lord,ETC."

*Litugial year*

That's a really good way to put it; Chesterton always, is great at explaining things so simply.

Has anyone read his poem "Leponto"?

August 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Anonymous  

Fat, smokin', and proud. I'll bet old G.K. would be just as furious about statist restrictions on smoking and cafeterias going trayless (Assumption did recently) as I am!

August 29, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Lepanto.

It was Our Lady of the Rosary yesterday.

October 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM

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