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Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the «prince of paradox». Time magazine has observed of his writing style: «Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories — first carefully turning them inside out».
годы жизни: 29 мая 1874 14 июня 1936

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lhernandexцитирует21 день назад
SAVONAROLA
Savonarola is a man whom we shall probably never understand until we know what horror may lie at the heart of civilisation.
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Through all this or­deal his root hor­ror had been isol­a­tion, and there are no words to ex­press the abyss between isol­a­tion and hav­ing one ally. It may be con­ceded to the math­em­aticians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thou­sand times one. That is why, in spite of a hun­dred dis­ad­vant­ages, the world will al­ways re­turn to mono­gamy.
b5825192143цитирует2 года назад
You think that it is pos­sible to pull down the Pres­id­ent. I know that it is im­possible, and I am go­ing to try it

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No imagine que despues de mas de 25 años encontraria la respuesta de Savonarola, mi intuicion era cierta y hoy 10sept2024 los confirmo WOW

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