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. CHESTERTONBut the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted and only a few things forbidden.
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It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer.
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Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.
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Laughter has something in it common with the ancient words of faith and inspiration; it unfreezes pride and unwinds secrecy; it makes people forget themselves in the presence of something greater than themselves.
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Original sin is the only doctrine that’s been empirically validated by 2,000 years of human history.
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Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
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A great man is not a man so strong that he feels less than other men; he is a man so strong that he feels more.
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One elephant having a trunk was odd; but all elephants having trunks looked like a plot.
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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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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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All government is an ugly necessity.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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There are some desires that are not desirable.
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