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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: "Life was a fly that faded, and death a drone that stung; The..."
Life was a fly that faded, and death a drone that stung; The world was very old indeed Gilbert K. Chesterton
Women are the only realists; their whole object in life is to pit their realism against the extravagant, excessive, and occasionally drunken idealism of men. Gilbert K. Chesterton
We are to regard existence as a raid or great adventure; it is to be judged, therefore, not by what calamities it encounters, but by what flag it follows and what high town it assaults. The most dangerous thing in the world is to be alive; one is always in danger of one's life. But anyone who shrinks from that is a traitor to the great scheme and experiment of being. Gilbert K. Chesterton
What is the modern mind?" asked Grant."Oh, it's enlightened, you know, and progressive --and faces the facts of life seriously." At this moment another roar of laughter came from within. Gilbert K. Chesterton
We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten. All that we call spirit and art and ecstasy only means that for one awful instant we remember that we forget. Gilbert K. Chesterton
When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task..."
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless..."
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take..."
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But..."
I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him–only to bring him to life. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "My life is passed in making bad jokes and seeing them turn..."
My life is passed in making bad jokes and seeing them turn into true prophecies. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Life is indeed terribly complicated—to a man who has lost his..."
Life is indeed terribly complicated—to a man who has lost his principles. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "We can’t turn life into a pleasure. But we can choose such..."
We can’t turn life into a pleasure. But we can choose such pleasures as are worthy of us and our immortal souls. Gilbert K. Chesterton

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