Tag Archives: G.K. Chesterton

Obvious Things

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the red circle of the desert, in the dark and secret place, the prophet discovers the obvious things. I do not say it merely as a sneer, for obvious things are very easily forgotten; and indeed every … Continue reading →

Quote Du Jour: Travel Narrows the Mind

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I have never managed to lose my old conviction that travel narrows the mind. At least a man must make a double effort of moral humility and imaginative energy to prevent it from narrowing his mind. Indeed there … Continue reading →