“The perfect happiness of men on the earth (if it ever comes) will not be a flat and solid thing, like the… — G.K. Chesterton Happiness Copy Share Image
“It is true that this general truth was hidden from many by certain definite assertions. I can only call them, in simple… — G.K. Chesterton Anti-catholicism Copy Share Image
“Just as one generation could prevent the very existence of the next generation, by all entering a monastery or jumping into the… — G.K. Chesterton Next generation Copy Share Image
“They say (if I remember rightly) that a public-school man is clean inside and out. As if everyone did not know that… — G.K. Chesterton Business Copy Share Image
“Eugenics, as discussed, evidently means the control of some men over the marriage and unmarriage of others; and probably means the control… — G.K. Chesterton Eugenics Copy Share Image
“central Christian theology (sufficiently summarized in the Apostles' Creed) is the best root of energy and sound ethics.” — G.K. Chesterton Christian theology Copy Share Image
“Babies need not to be taught a trade, but to be introduced to a world. To put the matter shortly, woman is… — G.K. Chesterton Catholic Copy Share Image
“I found, in plain words, that there was no longer any question of clinging to the Protestant faith. It was simply a… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“It may well be on such a night of clouds and cruel colors that there is brought forth upon the earth such… — G.K. Chesterton Clouds Copy Share Image
“To these things do writers sink; and then the critics tell them that they “talk for effect”; and then the writers answer:… — G.K. Chesterton Effect Copy Share Image
“Briefly, then, we dismiss the two opposite dangers of bigotry and fanaticism, bigotry which is a too great vagueness and fanaticism which… — G.K. Chesterton Religion Copy Share Image
“We are on the road to producing a race of men too mentally modest to believe in the multiplication table. We are… — G.K. Chesterton Doubt Copy Share Image
“Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true.” — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“Different first principles make debate impossible.” — G.K. Chesterton First Principles Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it would sound too paradoxical to say that these two saints saved us from Spirituality; a dreadful doom. Perhaps it may… — G.K. Chesterton Greek philosophy Copy Share Image
“Yes, he said in a voice indescribable, you are right. I am afraid of him. Therefore I swear by God that I… — G.K. Chesterton Nature Copy Share Image
“The horrible thing about all legal officials, even the best, about all judges, magistrates, barristers, detectives, and policeman, is not that they… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and… — G.K. Chesterton Books Copy Share Image
“I have never been to St. John's Wood. I dare not. I should be afraid of the innumerable night of fir trees,… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“There is a limit to human charity," said Lady Outram, trembling all over. "There is," said Father Brown dryly, "and that is… — G.K. Chesterton Charity Copy Share Image
“The publisher said of somebody, 'That man will get on; he believes in himself.' [...] I said to him, 'Shall I tell… — G.K. Chesterton Good man Copy Share Image
“The silly sentimentalists of the French Revolution talked of the Rights of Man! We hate Rights as we hate Wrongs. We have… — G.K. Chesterton Anarchism Copy Share Image
“It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest… — G.K. Chesterton Human life Copy Share Image
“I believe firmly in the value of all vulgar notions, especially of vulgar jokes. When once you have got hold of a… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“In most commercial ways we’re a pretty forward country. In these moral ways we’re content to be a pretty backward country.” — G.K. Chesterton Patriotism Copy Share Image
