The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is, it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had exited, but was defined before it existed.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONCourage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the darker secret of why he is alive.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
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Art is born when the temporary touches the eternal.
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Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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Eugenics asserts that all men must be so stupid that they cannot manage their own affairs; and also so clever that they can manage each other’s.
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Dear Sir: Regarding your article ‘What’s Wrong with the World?’ I am. Yours truly.
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The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things.
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I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right
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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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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Paradox – Truth standing on her head to get attention.
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There is no better test of a man’s ultimate chivalry and integrity than how he behaves when he is wrong… A stiff apology is a second insult.
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One elephant having a trunk was odd; but all elephants having trunks looked like a plot.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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