Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
G. K. CHESTERTON- We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
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We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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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, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
G. K. CHESTERTONI may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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The problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
G. K. CHESTERTONA society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
G. K. CHESTERTONDemocracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
G. K. CHESTERTONGod is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
G. K. CHESTERTONI am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
G. K. CHESTERTONFaith means believing the unbelievable.
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At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
G. K. CHESTERTONAt the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
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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?
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
G. K. CHESTERTONThese are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
G. K. CHESTERTONAnd when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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