Exactitude Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable one. The trouble is that it is nearly reasonable, but not quite.” quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton — Download Open image

“The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable one. The trouble is that it is nearly reasonable, but not quite.”

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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