Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONA crown of roses is also a crown of thorns.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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There are some desires that are not desirable.
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One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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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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Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
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There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner.
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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
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It’s the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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But there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green.
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The Church is a house with a hundred gates: and no two men enter at exactly the same angle
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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