A great man is not a man so strong that he feels less than other men; he is a man so strong that he feels more.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONThe scientific facts, which were supposed to contradict the faith in the nineteenth century, are nearly all of them regarded as unscientific fictions in the twentieth century.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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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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The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things.
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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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There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner.
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One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
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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.
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I never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations.
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It’s the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Comradeship is quite a different thing from friendship. . .
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Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.
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Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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