“Everywhere there is speed, noise, confusion,” said Chesterton, “but nowhere deep happiness and quiet hearts.”
Also attributed to: Abraham Lincoln
A quote from Chesterton contrasting the world's constant speed and noise with the absence of true happiness and quiet hearts.
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