No man's really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be; till he's realised exactly how much right he has to all this snobbery, and sneerin… - G. K. Chesterton

And though St. John saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators.

The moment men begin to care more for education than for religion they begin to care more for ambition than for education. It is no longer a world in which the souls of all are equal before heaven, but a world in which the mind of each is bent on achieving unequal advantage over the other. There begins to be a mere vanity in being educated whether it be self-educated or merely state-educated. Education ought to be a searchlight given to a man to explore everything, but very specially the things most distant from himself. Education tends to be a spotlight; which is centered entirely on himself. Some improvement may be made by turning equally vivid and perhaps vulgar spotlights upon a large number of other people as well. But the only final cure is to turn off the limelight and let him realize the stars.

For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy.