At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONComradeship is quite a different thing from friendship. . .
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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There are some desires that are not desirable.
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The State did not own men so entirely, even when it could send them to the stake, as it sometimes does now where it can send them to the elementary school.
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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.
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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
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The Reformer is always right about what’s wrong. However, he’s often wrong about what is right.
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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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There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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