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“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
- Date
- 1917
Meaning of “I would maintain that thanks are the highest…”
Chesterton links gratitude with attentive perception: appreciation becomes deeper when ordinary good things are noticed with a sense of wonder.
Where does it come from?
A Short History of England, in Chesterton’s discussion of receptiveness and dependence on goods outside oneself.
