Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
G. K. CHESTERTONAmerica is the only country ever founded on a creed.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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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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There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.
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The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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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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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
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The evolutionists seem to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it is missing.
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Passion makes every detail important.
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There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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