“Without the family, we are helpless before the State.” — G.K. Chesterton Catholicism Copy Share Image
“Stories of magic alone can express my sense that life is not only a pleasure but a kind of eccentric privilege.” — G.K. Chesterton Eccentric Copy Share Image
“As it has been well expressed in the paradox of Poe, wisdom should reckon on the unforeseen.” — G.K. Chesterton Paradox Copy Share Image
“The glory of heaven deepened and darkened around the sublime vulgarity of man;” — G.K. Chesterton Vulgarity Man Copy Share Image
“Moderation is not a compromise; moderation is a passion; the passion of great judges.” — G.K. Chesterton Moderation Copy Share Image
“We ought not give ourselves the benefit of the doubt if we plan on doubting everything else.” — G.K. Chesterton Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
“The central idea of the great part of the Old Testament may be called the idea of the loneliness of God.” — G.K. Chesterton Bible Copy Share Image
“My best friends are all either bottomless skeptics or quite uncontrollable believers . . . .” — G.K. Chesterton Best friend Copy Share Image
“Men represent the deliberative and democratic element in life. Woman represents the despotic.” — G.K. Chesterton Feminism Copy Share Image
“For the two things that a healthy person hates most between heaven and hell are a woman who is not dignified and… — G.K. Chesterton Health Copy Share Image
“I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy was in some way opposed to tradition. It… — G.K. Chesterton Democracy Copy Share Image
“The materialist thinks me a slave because I am not allowed to believe in determinism. I think [the materialist] a slave because… — G.K. Chesterton Determinism Copy Share Image
“In one sense at any rate it is more valuable to read bad literature than good literature. Good literature may tell us… — G.K. Chesterton Books Copy Share Image
“The modern philosopher had told me again and again that I was in the right place, and I still felt depressed even… — G.K. Chesterton Depression Copy Share Image
“When Nietszche says, "A new commandment I give to you, be hard" he is really saying, "A new commandment I give to… — G.K. Chesterton Commandment Copy Share Image
“I don't want the universe broken up just yet," drawled the Marquis. "I want to do a lot of beastly things before… — G.K. Chesterton Want Universe Copy Share Image
“Weak if we were and foolish, not thus we failed, not thus; When that black Baal blocked the heavens he had no… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“But you will admit I kept my promise; I have shown you something in the village considerably more creepy than a corpse;… — G.K. Chesterton Corpse Copy Share Image
“A man must love a thing very much if he practices it without any hope of fame or money, but even practice… — G.K. Chesterton Amateurs Copy Share Image
“Reason is always reasonable, even in the last limbo, in the lost borderland of all things. I know that people charge the… — G.K. Chesterton Nature Copy Share Image
“It was like the face of some ancient archangel, judging justly after heroic wars. There was laughter in the eyes, and in… — G.K. Chesterton Archangel Copy Share Image
“Now in history there is no Revolution that is not a Restoration. Among the many things that leave me doubtful about the… — G.K. Chesterton Habits Copy Share Image
“For with any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation. There comes a certain point in such conditions when… — G.K. Chesterton Crisis Copy Share Image
“For instance, the writer of whom I speak indulges in the millionth mechanical repetition of the charge of mechanical repetition. He says… — G.K. Chesterton Prayer Copy Share Image
“No man should leave in the universe anything of which he is afraid...who would condescend to strike down the mere things that… — G.K. Chesterton Fear Copy Share Image
“Let me explain a little: Certain things are bad so far as they go, such as pain, and no one, not even… — G.K. Chesterton Good enough Copy Share Image
“Very deep things in our nature, some dim sense of the dependence of great things upon small, some dark suggestion that the… — G.K. Chesterton Metaphors Copy Share Image
“Graham of Claverhouse, you know, who persecuted the Covenanters and had a black horse that could ride straight up a precipice. Don’t… — G.K. Chesterton Quiet man Copy Share Image
“I feel grateful for the slight sprain which has introduced this mysterious and fascinating division between one of my feet and the… — G.K. Chesterton Feel Grateful Copy Share Image
“An artist is identical with an anarchist,' he cried. 'You might transpose the words anywhere. An anarchist is an artist. The man… — G.K. Chesterton Anarchist Copy Share Image
“It is often said by the critics of Christian origins that certain ritual feasts, processions or dances are really of pagan origin.… — G.K. Chesterton Christian Copy Share Image
“The weak point in the whole of Carlyle's case for aristocracy lies, indeed, in his most celebrated phrase. Carlyle said that men… — G.K. Chesterton Original sin Copy Share Image
“Nine times out of ten a man’s broad-mindedness is necessarily the narrowest thing about him. This is not particularly paradoxical; it is,… — G.K. Chesterton Broad mindedness Copy Share Image
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