Christianity met the mythological search for romance by being a story and the philosophical search for truth by being a true story.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONI agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
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All government is an ugly necessity.
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Paradox – Truth standing on her head to get attention.
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There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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A crown of roses is also a crown of thorns.
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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Dear Sir: Regarding your article ‘What’s Wrong with the World?’ I am. Yours truly.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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But there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green.
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A child’s instinct is almost perfect in the matter of fighting. The child’s hero is always the man or boy who defends himself suddenly and splendidly against aggression.
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But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.
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