Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author
A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation
It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem
You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it
Truths turn into dogmas the moment they are disputed
To be in the weakest camp is to be in the strongest school
There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise
It's not the world that's gotten so much worse, but the news coverage that's gotten so much better
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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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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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