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
jesus fearless church
Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which your are accustomed to seeing or hearing without being shocked. ... It may be that your grandmother was an extremely lively and vital animal and that you are a paralytic.
charity pelicans admire
He wondered why the pelican was the symbol of charity, except it was that it wanted a good deal of charity to admire a pelican.
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He had found the thing which the modern people call Impressionism, which is another name for that final scepticism which can find no floor to the universe.
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No man should leave in the universe anything of which he is afraid.
men moon man-in-the-moon
Even the moon is only poetical because there is a man in the moon.
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A naked moon stood in a naked sky.
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There are two ways of dealing with nonsense in this world. One way is to put nonsense in the right place; as when people put nonsense into nursery rhymes. The other is to put nonsense in the wrong place; as when they put it into educational addresses, psychological criticisms, and complaints against nursery rhymes or other normal amusements of mankind.
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A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true.
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There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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Oh, most unhappy man,' he cried, 'try to be happy! You have red hair like your sister.' My red hair, like red flames, shall burn up the world,' said Gregory.
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Thinking in isolation and with pride ends in being an idiot.