Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.
G. K. ChestertonOrthodoxy, 1908 · Chapter VII: The Eternal Revolution
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G. K. Chesterton · Orthodoxy
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“Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.”
- Author
- G. K. Chesterton
- Work
- Orthodoxy
- Year
- 1908
- Chapter / part
- Chapter VII: The Eternal Revolution
- Length
- 9 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #130
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