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.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONOne must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
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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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It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer.
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There are some desires that are not desirable.
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Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
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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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Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
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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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But 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.
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A crown of roses is also a crown of thorns.
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Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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Art is born when the temporary touches the eternal.
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