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
funny food sarcasm
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
funny-friendship good-man fool
There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good many friends who call me a fool.
funny business humor
Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
cute marriage funny-love
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
funny respect humor
Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
funny travel missing
The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it.
art funny-friend drawing
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
funny believe evil
I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
funny spiritual religious
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.
funny religious fall
It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
funny men feels
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.
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There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.
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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.