Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win
Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men
Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated
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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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