Sunday, April 13, 2014

Quote of the Day (G.K. Chesterton, on the Donkey of Palm Sunday)



“The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.

Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.” —G.K. Chesterton  (1874-1936), “The Donkey

The image accompanying this post is Entry Into Jerusalem, by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337).

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