“ A great man is not a man so strong that he feels less than other men; he is a man so strong that he feels more. ”
G. K. Chesterton, Heretics (1905). copy citation
| Author | G. K. Chesterton |
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| Source | Heretics |
| Topic | feeling |
| Date | 1905 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/470/470-h/470-h.htm |
Context
“Achilles is so foolishly fond of his friend that he slaughters armies in the agony of his bereavement. Mr. Shaw's sad Caesar says in his desolate pride, "He who has never hoped can never despair." The Man-God of old answers from his awful hill, "Was ever sorrow like unto my sorrow?" A great man is not a man so strong that he feels less than other men; he is a man so strong that he feels more. And when Nietszche says, "A new commandment I give to you, 'be hard,'" he is really saying, "A new commandment I give to you, 'be dead.'" Sensibility is the definition of life.
I recur for a last word to Jack the Giant-Killer.”
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