“There are some refusals which, though they may be done what is called conscientiously, yet carry so much of their whole horror… — G.K. Chesterton Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“Sunday is a fixed star," he said. "You shall see him a falling star," said Syme, and put on his hat. The… — G.K. Chesterton Falling star Copy Share Image
“We must have several word-signs," said Syme seriously -- "words that we are likely to want, fine shades of meaning. My favourite… — G.K. Chesterton Language Copy Share Image
“Through all this ordeal his root horror had been isolation, and there are no words to express the abyss between isolation and… — G.K. Chesterton Allies Copy Share Image
“Plato in some sense anticipated the Catholic realism, as attacked by the heretical nominalism, by insisting on the equally fundamental fact that… — G.K. Chesterton Nominalism Copy Share Image
“Now here comes in the whole collapse and huge blunder of our age. We have mixed up two different things, two opposite… — G.K. Chesterton Changing the world Copy Share Image
“Those who complain that Catholicism cannot say anything new, seldom think it necessary to say anything new about Catholicism. As a matter… — G.K. Chesterton Education Copy Share Image
“How much larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it; if you could really look at other… — G.K. Chesterton Christianity Copy Share Image
“The vulgar modern argument used against religion, and lately against common decency, would be absolutely fatal to any idea of liberty. It… — G.K. Chesterton Argument Copy Share Image
“And as I close this chaotic volume I open again the strange small book from which all Christianity came; and I am… — G.K. Chesterton Books Copy Share Image
“If we take any other doctrine that has been called old-fashioned we shall find the case the same. It is the same,… — G.K. Chesterton Respect Copy Share Image
“I found that the very people who said that mankind was one church from Plato to Emerson were the very people who… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“It is foolish, generally speaking, for a philosopher to set fire to another philosopher in Smithfield Market because they do not agree… — G.K. Chesterton Middle ages Copy Share Image
