Best Gilbert K. Chesterton Proverbs
- The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be explained; they will keep Christmas Day with Christmas gifts and Christmas benedictions;… Benediction
- It's not that we don't have enough scoundrels to curse; it's that we don't have enough good men to curse them. Curse
- The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice. Allies
- Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it. Believe
- Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man, and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks. Ahead
- There'd be a lot less scandal if people didn't idealize sin and pose as sinners. Idealize
- All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing them while other people, who… All
- Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol,… Afraid
- I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. Certain
- To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man… Alone
- The voice of the special rebels and prophets, recommending discontent, should, as I have said, sound now and then suddenly, like a trumpet. But the… Contentment
- All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the… Alive
- If we want to give poor people soap we must set out deliberately to give them luxuries. If we will not make them rich enough… Clean
- The world will very soon be divided, unless I am mistaken, into those who still go on explaining our success, and those somewhat more intelligent… Divided
- What we call emancipation is always and of necessity simply the free choice of the soul between one set of limitations and another. Call
- There are some desires that are not desirable. Desirable
- Modern broad-mindedness benefits the rich; and benefits nobody else. Benefits
- It is the main earthly business of a human being to make his home, and the immediate surroundings of his home, as symbolic and significant… Business
- Big Business and State Socialism are very much alike, especially Big Business. Alike
- [No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to… Absolutely
- A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. Citizen
- Too much capitalism does not mean too many capitalists, but too few capitalists. Capitalism
- Price is a crazy and incalculable thing, while Value is an intrinsic and indestructible thing. Crazy
- Business, especially big business, is now organized like an army. It is, as some would say, a sort of mild militarism without bloodshed; as I… Army
- All but the hard hearted man must be torn with pity for this pathetic dilemma of the rich man, who has to keep the poor… All
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