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
men heaven earth
A mystic is a man who separates heaven and earth even if he enjoys them both.
earthquakes sun wonder
We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
book earth division
But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it.
suicide heaven earth
And pray where in earth or heaven are there prudent marriages-Might as well talk about prudent suicides.
romance earth born
To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance.
country scum-of-the-earth rich
The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.
inspirational earth persons
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
action believe falls however men unless
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.
catching discovered miss train
The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.
christian difficult found ideal left tried
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
brute mere sort
The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.
man
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
funny food sarcasm
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
art sunset bad-ass
All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.