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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: "We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders."
We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "You say grace before meals. I say grace before I dip the pen..."
You say grace before meals. I say grace before I dip the pen in the ink. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Large organization is loose organization. Nay, it would be almost as true to say that organization is always disorganization. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity."
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Unfortunately he was one of those who always tend to take their own fancies seriously; and in whose otherwise legitimate extravagance there is too little of the juice of the jest. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a..."
Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance. Gilbert K. Chesterton
I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead. Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is one thing to describe an interview with a gorgon or a griffin, a creature who does not exist. It is another thing to discover that the rhinoceros does exist and then take pleasure in the fact that he looks as if he didn't. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "An historic institution, which never went right, is really..."
An historic institution, which never went right, is really quite much of a miracle as an institution that cannot go wrong. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had..."
I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy. Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have never understood them," he said. "Those two creatures I see everywhere, stumping along the ground, first one and then the other. I have never been content with the current explanation that they were my feet. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Truth, of course, must of necessity be stranger than fiction,..."
Truth, of course, must of necessity be stranger than fiction, for we have made fiction to suit ourselves. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen."
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen. Gilbert K. Chesterton
We all disapprove of prostitution; but we do not all approve of purity. The only way to discuss the social evil is to get at once to the social ideal. We can all see the national madness; but what is national sanity? Gilbert K. Chesterton

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