--- title: "2 Chesterton, G.K Quotes" description: "Chesterton, G.K has 2 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/chesterton-g-k-101975_poetry_critics-are-much-madder-than-poets-poetr_181666.jpg" --- # Chesterton, G.K **2** quotes in **5** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Chesterton, G.K > [“Critics are much madder than poets... Poetry is sane because it floats easily in an infinite sea; reason seeks to cross the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chesterton-g-k/critics-are-much-madder-than-poets-poetry-is-sane-because-it-floats/) [Chesterton, G.K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chesterton-g-k/) [Poetry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/chesterton-g-k-101975_poetry_critics-are-much-madder-than-poets-poetr_181666.jpg) > [“The modern philosopher claims, like a sort of confident man, that if we will grant him this, the rest will be easy;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chesterton-g-k/the-modern-philosopher-claims-like-a-sort-of-confident-man-that-if-we/) [Chesterton, G.K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chesterton-g-k/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/chesterton-g-k-101975_dreams_the-modern-philosopher-claims-like-a-sor_1694938.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chesterton-g-k/#itemlist", "name": "Chesterton, G.K Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Critics are much madder than poets... 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