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GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13064

is the 76th anniversary of the death of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.

"Knight of the Holy Ghost, he goes his way,
Wisdom his motley, Truth his loving jest;
The mills of Satan keep his lance in play,
Pity and Innocence his heart at rest."

Walter de la Mare, memorial poem.

Perhaps, some day, it will be his Feast Day.

GKC

Desertfalcon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:51 pm

kage_ar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:31 pm

ellietrish2 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:58 pm

“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”

― G.K. Chesterton

::):

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13064

ellietrish2 wrote:

“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”

― G.K. Chesterton

::):

ORTHODOXY, 1st edition, Chap. II, "The Maniac", pp. 25-26.

Chesterton is not smiling.

GKC

crossquad · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:16 pm

Greetings:

I changed a word...iambic me...

If a man proves too cleverly and convincingly to himself . . . that a tiger
is an optical illusion--well, he will find out he is wrong. The tiger will
himself intervene in the discussion, in a manner which will be in every
sense conclusive.

by(e)carg

dcheney · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:07 am

G.K. Chesterton wrote:

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13064

dcheney wrote:

G.K. Chesterton wrote:

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

ALARMS AND DISCURSIONS, 1st ed.,Chap. 9, p. 57.

GKC

MySweetLord · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:21 am

crossquad wrote:

Greetings:

I changed a word...iambic me...

If a man proves too cleverly and convincingly to himself . . . that a tiger
is an optical illusion--well, he will find out he is wrong. The tiger will
himself intervene in the discussion, in a manner which will be in every
sense conclusive.

by(e)carg

Love this.

St. Dymphna · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:49 pm

GKC wrote:

ellietrish2 wrote:

“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”

― G.K. Chesterton

::):

ORTHODOXY, 1st edition, Chap. II, "The Maniac", pp. 25-26.

Chesterton is not smiling.

GKC

I have just started reading this. He can be difficult to read. But very good.

Peace,
Linda

ExsurgeDomine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:56 pm

St. Dymphna wrote:

GKC wrote:

ellietrish2 wrote:

“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”

― G.K. Chesterton

::):

ORTHODOXY, 1st edition, Chap. II, "The Maniac", pp. 25-26.

Chesterton is not smiling.

GKC

I have just started reading this. He can be difficult to read. But very good.

Peace,
Linda

I wouldn't know where to begin reading any of Chesterton's works. Any suggestions?

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13064

ExsurgeDomine wrote:

St. Dymphna wrote:

GKC wrote:

ellietrish2 wrote:

“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”

― G.K. Chesterton

::):

ORTHODOXY, 1st edition, Chap. II, "The Maniac", pp. 25-26.

Chesterton is not smiling.

GKC

I have just started reading this. He can be difficult to read. But very good.

Peace,
Linda

I wouldn't know where to begin reading any of Chesterton's works. Any suggestions?

It honestly depends on what you are looking for.

If his beliefs, start with ORTHODOXY.

GKC

Philothea · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:40 am

St. Dymphna wrote:

I have just started reading this. He can be difficult to read. But very good.

Peace,
Linda

I am totally a visual learner-type, but when it comes to GKC, the only way I was able to get through his non-fiction was to listen--the only writer I have run across like that. I listened to the Librivox recordings--the man who reads the books really understands how GCK should be read, and it's not the way I usually read! But I am learning

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13064

Philothea wrote:

St. Dymphna wrote:

I have just started reading this. He can be difficult to read. But very good.

Peace,
Linda

I am totally a visual learner-type, but when it comes to GKC, the only way I was able to get through his non-fiction was to listen--the only writer I have run across like that. I listened to the Librivox recordings--the man who reads the books really understands how GCK should be read, and it's not the way I usually read! But I am learning

Different methods for different folks. I read all. But whatever works.

GKC

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