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Orthodoxy
by G.K. Chesterton
THE QUOTE YOU NOTED HERE IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITES TOO !! I THINK OF IT NOW EVERY TIME I'M WITH ONE OF MY "LITTLE" FRIENDS AND THEY BEG ME TO "DO IT AGAIN".
ANN
jenn's review
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
jenn's review
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I bought it because I heard this quote recently
"A child kicks its legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough... It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again," to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again," to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike: it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we."
So far, the book is living up to my expectations. Absolutely brilliant in approach, style and process. ...more
"A child kicks its legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough... It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again," to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again," to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike: it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we."
So far, the book is living up to my expectations. Absolutely brilliant in approach, style and process. ...more
THE QUOTE YOU NOTED HERE IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITES TOO !! I THINK OF IT NOW EVERY TIME I'M WITH ONE OF MY "LITTLE" FRIENDS AND THEY BEG ME TO "DO IT AGAIN".
ANN