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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quotes

English Writer May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936

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Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "War in the wide modern sense, is possible, not because more..."
War in the wide modern sense, is possible, not because more men disagree, but because more men agree. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction; for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
What again could this astonishing thing be like which people were so anxious to contradict, that in doing so they did not mind contradicting themselves? Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "this clumsy collision of two very impatient forms of ignorance..."
...this clumsy collision of two very impatient forms of ignorance was known as the quarrel of Science and Religion. Gilbert K. Chesterton
I will go forth as a real outlaw," he said, "and as men do robbery on the highway I will do right on the highway; and it will be counted a wilder crime. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I am more than a devil; I am a man. I can do the one thing..."
I am more than a devil; I am a man. I can do the one thing which Satan himself cannot d? I can die. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay..."
There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The present condition of fame is merely fashion."
The present condition of fame is merely fashion. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become..."
Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Customs are generally unselfish. Habits are nearly always..."
Customs are generally unselfish. Habits are nearly always selfish. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall..."
I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use,..."
Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do..."
When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws. Gilbert K. Chesterton
We will have have the dead at our councils. The ancient Greeks voted by stones, these shall vote by tombstones. It is all quite regular and official, for most tombstones like most ballot papers, are marked with a cross. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "For the moral basis, it is obvious that man's ethical..."
For the moral basis, it is obvious that man's ethical responsibility varies with his knowledge of consequences Gilbert K. Chesterton

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