Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything
The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it
The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us
The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself
The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are
Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich
Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods
People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make
People generally quarrel because they cannot argue
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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