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# GKChesterton

 **4** quotes in **9** categories

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##  Quotes by GKChesterton

> [To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gkchesterton/to-be-clever-enough-to-get-all-the-money-one-must-be-stupid-enough-to/)

[GKChesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gkchesterton/)

[Clever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clever/)

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> [No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness - or as good as drink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gkchesterton/no-animal-ever-invented-anything-as-bad-as-drunkenness-or-as-good-as/)

[GKChesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gkchesterton/)

[Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/)

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> [A good novel tells us the truth about it's hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gkchesterton/a-good-novel-tells-us-the-truth-about-it-s-hero-but-a-bad-novel-tells/)

[GKChesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gkchesterton/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/gkchesterton-74126_books_a-good-novel-tells-us-the-truth-about-it_2542300.jpg)

> [I believe in getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gkchesterton/i-believe-in-getting-into-hot-water-i-think-it-keeps-you-clean/)

[GKChesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gkchesterton/)

[Clean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean/)

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