Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Born: May 29, 1874
Died: Jun 14, 1936
Great Life Man Men Only You
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The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. Gilbert K. Chesterton
See Sees He Tourist Come Traveler
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Great Small Things Great Things Valley Only Sees Small Peak Things
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Difficult Christianity Has-Been Tried Been Wanting Found
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. Gilbert K. Chesterton
New Year's Man Soul Eyes Will Made Year Nothing Starts Unless Backbone Ears Would Object About He New Feet Particular Make New Eyes Effective Man-Made New Year Nose Should Certainly Things Resolutions
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Rain Down Parade Would Would-Be Rather Look Without Up Than Your Rainbow Rains
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Happiness Thankful Gratitude Thought Thanks Would Highest Highest Form Maintain Wonder Form
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art Somewhere Consists Drawing Morality Like Line
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Man Convictions Tolerance Virtue Without
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Hurt Party Has-Been He Wronged Healed Because Insult Does Stiff Been Want Wants Apology Injured Second
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Life Thankful Gratitude You Critical Take Whether Them Granted Thing Things
The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Education People Purpose Compulsory Common Common People Commonsense Deprive
Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Love Virtue Unlovable Which To Love Means
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Love Bible People Enemies Our Neighbors Tells Generally Also Because Same To Love Us
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Cheese Silent Poets Been Subject
It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Problem Solution See
Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Education People Seriously Danger Horrible Taking Deadly Without Educated Educated People
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Day Beer Man Walk Will Summer Steadily Ten Invented He Road Hot Soon Along Discover Dusty Miles English Why
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Life Garden Earth Object True Task Heaven Human Human Life Play Playground
Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Property Respect Wish Become Thieves More Merely Perfectly May
I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Cities Statues Parks Committees Found
'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.' Gilbert K. Chesterton
Saying Patriotism Mother Desperate Country Drunk Think Would Case Except Wrong Like Patriot Sober Ever Right Thing
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Love Religion More Affair Love Affair Your Less Theory
New roads; new ruts. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Ruts Roads New
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Life God Man Sunset Woman Touch Shall Put Feel Any Worked Rosy
Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel. Gilbert K. Chesterton
You Burden Free Hump Freeing Him Camel His May Being
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Life World Seen Mainly Journalism Another Fiction Newspapers Popular
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