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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quotes

English Writer May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936

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The ordinary scientific man is strictly a sentimentalist. He is a sentimentalist in this essential sense, that he is soaked and swept away by mere associations. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam."
It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "I am the fool in this story, and no rebel shall hurl me from..."
I am the fool in this story, and no rebel shall hurl me from my throne. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "It is hard to make government representative when it is also..."
It is hard to make government representative when it is also remote. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "No man knows he is young while he is young."
No man knows he is young while he is young. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "A man with no sword can never be beaten in swordmanship."
A man with no sword can never be beaten in swordmanship. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man."
The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified."
Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "the fundamental things in a man are not the things he..."
...the fundamental things in a man are not the things he explains, but rather the things he forgets to explain. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very..."
The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Man does not necessarily begin with despotism because he is barbarous, but very often finds his way to despotism because he is civilised. He finds it because he is experienced; or, what is often much the same thing, because he is exhausted Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his..."
The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions."
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "It is easy to be solemn, it is so hard to be frivolous."
It is easy to be solemn, it is so hard to be frivolous. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. Gilbert K. Chesterton

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