The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe 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.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
G. K. CHESTERTONIt is absurd for the Evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything.
G. K. CHESTERTONVariability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
G. K. CHESTERTONFaith means believing the unbelievable.
G. K. CHESTERTONI am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
G. K. CHESTERTONThere is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
G. K. CHESTERTONDo not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
G. K. CHESTERTONA really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
G. K. CHESTERTONWhen 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. CHESTERTONWhen it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
G. K. CHESTERTON