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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: "They twisted even decent sin to shapes not to be named: Men..."
They twisted even decent sin to shapes not to be named: Men were ashamed of honour; but we were not ashamed. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand..."
The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand. Gilbert K. Chesterton
By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to the other proposition that unless it is unpopular it cannot be a masterpiece. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air..."
Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The Church is a house with a hundred gates: and no two men..."
The Church is a house with a hundred gates: and no two men enter at exactly the same angle Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There are no boring subjects, only disinterested minds."
There are no boring subjects, only disinterested minds. Gilbert K. Chesterton
sin -- a fact as practical as potatoes. Whether or no man could be washed in miraculous waters, there was no doubt at any rate that he wanted washing. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of..."
A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The man who kills a man kills a man. The man who kills himself kills all men. As far as he is concerned, he wipes out the world. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an..."
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an elegant name for ignorance. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Psychoanalysis is a science conducted by lunatics for lunatics. They are generally concerned with proving that people are irresponsible; and they certainly succeed in proving that some people are Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "People who make history know nothing about history. You can..."
People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The soldier must be calm in the thick of the battle," pursued the policeman. "The composure of an army is the anger of a nation. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, "I will not hit you if you do not hit me"; there is no trace of such a transaction. There IS a trace of both men having said, "We must not hit each other in the holy place. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Wherever men are still theological there is still some chance..."
Wherever men are still theological there is still some chance of their being logical. Gilbert K. Chesterton

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