English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary & art critic.
Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. – G.K. Chesterton
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. – G.K. Chesterton
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? -G.K. Chesterton
Don’t be so open minded that your brain falls out. – G.K. Chesterton
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G. K. Chesterton
There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people. – G.K. Chesterton
To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it. – G. K. Chesterton
I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles. – G. K. Chesterton
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. – G.K. Chesterton
What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles; it was a miraculous world. – G.K. Chesterton
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. – G. K. Chesterton
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. – G. K. Chesterton
Education is simply the soul of society as it passes from one generation to the next. – G.K. Chesterton
I do not believe in fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in fate that falls on them unless they act. – G.K. Chesterton
There are two ways to get enough. One is to to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. – G.K. Chesterton
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. – G.K. Chesterton
“My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother, drunk or sober.” – G.K. Chesterton
I need not pause to explain that crime is not a disease. It is criminology that is a disease. – G.K. Chesterton
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. – G.K. Chesterton
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. – G.K. Chesterton
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