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
man
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
smart men generous-man
Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.
men moon man-in-the-moon
Even the moon is only poetical because there is a man in the moon.
men poor poor-man
Only poor men get hanged.
men soldier good-man
There must be some good in the life of battle, for so many good men have enjoyed being soldiers.
men good-man internationalism
All good men are international. Nearly all bad men are cosmopolitan. If we are to be international we must be national.
grandmother men good-man
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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.
men good-man morality
It's not that we don't have enough scoundrels to curse; it's that we don't have enough good men to curse them.
love men good-man
A good man's work is effected by doing what he does, a woman's by being what she is.
atheist manage
Somehow one can never manage to be an atheist.
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.