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Philosopher Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.
- The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.
- No sceptical philosopher can ask any questions that may not equally be asked by a tired child on a hot afternoon.
- To mix science up with philosophy is only to produce a philosophy that has lost all its ideal value and a science that has lost…
- A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher.
- According to most philosophers, God in making the world enslaved it. According to Christianity, in making it, He set it free. God had written, not…
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