Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox." Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth29 May 1874
moral modern strengthening
If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals it is the modern strengthening of minor morals.
philosophy artist world
It is because artists do not practise, patrons do not patronize, crowds do not assemble to reverently worship the great work of Doing Nothing, that the world has lost its philosophy and even failed to invent a new religion.
hope mean expectancy
Hope means expectancy when things are otherwise hopeless.
spiritual humor ideas
When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle and spiritual idea.
kings equality men
For religion all men are equal, as all pennies are equal, because the only value of any of them is that they bear the image of the king.
men talking civilization
The true savage is a slave, and is always talking about what he must do; the true civilised man is a free man, and is always talking about what he may do.
believe crowds lost
I do not believe that any human being is fundamentally happier for being finally lost in a crowd, even if it is called a crowd of comrades.
defeat defeated crosses
The cross cannot be defeated for it is defeat.
baby children boys
Boys like romantic tales; but babies like realistic tales-because they find them romantic.
color grey colour
Grey is a colour that always seems on the eve of changing to some other colour.
next essentials cleanliness
Cleanliness is not next to godliness nowadays, for cleanliness is made an essential and godliness is regarded as an offence.
mean men classic
A great classic means a man whom one can praise without having read.
way firsts facts
The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive.
art simple may
Every work of art has one indispensable mark ... the center of it is simple, however much the fulfillment may be complicated.