One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONOne must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONI never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONAgainst a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONComradeship is quite a different thing from friendship. . .
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONCatholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONAll government is an ugly necessity.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONThe chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONThere are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONI agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONOne elephant having a trunk was odd; but all elephants having trunks looked like a plot.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONThese are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONI 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
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONBut there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONCourage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONThe 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. CHESTERTONA crown of roses is also a crown of thorns.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTON