Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
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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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Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.
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Variability 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”.
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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The past is not what it was.
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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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God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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