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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: "The world will never be safe for democracy—it is a dangerous..."
The world will never be safe for democracy—it is a dangerous trade Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle..."
The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an..."
What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The difference between the poet and the mathematician is that the poet tries to get his head into the heavens while the mathematician tries to get the heavens into his head. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber..."
There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles."
I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing."
There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to..."
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he..."
A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I dare say that when I get out of this bed I shall do some..."
I dare say that when I get out of this bed I shall do some deed of an almost terrible virtue. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "You can only find truth with logic if you have already found..."
You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly."
Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Satire may be mad and anarchic, but it presupposes an admitted superiority in certain things over others; it presupposes a standard. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can..."
A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. Gilbert K. Chesterton

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