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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quotes

English Writer May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936

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You've got that eternal idiotic idea that if anarchy came it would come from the poor. Why should it? The poor have been rebels, but they have never been anarchists; they have more interest than anyone else in there being some decent government. The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all. Aristocrats were always... Gilbert K. Chesterton
He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The author challenges how much sanctity has to do with sameness, as he says saints are as different from each other as those in any group -- even murderers. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to..."
Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. Gilbert K. Chesterton
He spoke in that sweet and steely voice which he reserved for great occasions and practiced for hours together in his bedroom. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The word 'heresy' not only means no longer being wrong; it practically means being clear-headed and courageous. The word 'orthodoxy' not only no longer means being right; it practically means being wrong. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Coincidences are spiritual puns."
Coincidences are spiritual puns. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even..."
Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject;..."
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a..."
The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a month behind the fashion. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "It is impossible without humility to enjoy anything - even pride."
It is impossible without humility to enjoy anything - even pride. Gilbert K. Chesterton
But I say that we are the enemies of society, and so much the worse for society. We are the enemies of society, for society is the enemy of humanity, its oldest and its most pitiless enemy. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse..."
There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats Grape-Nuts on principle. Gilbert K. Chesterton
For he was a sincere man, and in spite of his superficial airs and graces, at root a humble one. And it is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely. Gilbert K. Chesterton

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