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The English critic G. K. Chesterton said: “One sun is splendid; six suns would be only vulgar. One tower of Giotto is sublime; a row of towers of Giotto would be only like a row of white posts. The poetry of art is in beholding a single tower; the poetry of nature in seeing the single tree; the poetry of love in following the single woman; the poetry of religion in following the single star.”
— PERSUASION
Also attributed to: G.K. Chesterton, G. K. Chesterton
The point
Chesterton argued singularity is what gives beauty its poetry, whether in a sun, a tower, a tree, or a love.
Scripture
Matthew 2:2Matthew 2:9-10Luke 10:42Philippians 3:13John 14:6Hebrews 12:2
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Occasions
Christmas · Epiphany · Wedding
Tone
Uplifting · Contemplative
To tell aloud
under a minute · 62 words