Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star
Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper
Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
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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