Quote by G. K. Chesterton
Man knows that there are in the soul tints more bewildering, more numberless, and more nameless that the colors of an autumn forest....Yet he seriously believes that these things can every one of them , in all their tones and semi-tones, in all their blends and unions, be accurately represented by an arbitrary system of grunts and squeals. He believes that an ordinary civilized stockbroker can really produce out of his own inside noises which denote all the mysteries of memory and all the agonies of desire.
Summary
This quote by English author and philosopher G.K. Chesterton highlights the limitations of language in fully capturing the complexity and depth of human emotions and experiences. Chesterton suggests that while a range of emotions exist within every individual, people naively believe that language can accurately convey all these emotions. He sarcastically comments on the belief that ordinary individuals, such as a stockbroker, can express the profound intricacies of memory and desire solely with words, implying the inadequacy of verbal communication in capturing the vast realm of human existence.
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