People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONLiterature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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I never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations.
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Comradeship is quite a different thing from friendship. . .
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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I agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event.
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Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate.
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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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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one.
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When giving treats to friends or children, give them what they like, emphatically not what is good for them.
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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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I 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
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Dear Sir: Regarding your article ‘What’s Wrong with the World?’ I am. Yours truly.
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Truths turn into dogmas the minute they are disputed.
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Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.
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