G K Chesterton

G K Chesterton: He crams with...

G K Chesterton: He crams with...

He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands
Why, he laughs...

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G K Chesterton: They haven't got...

G K Chesterton: They haven't got...

They haven't got no noses
The fallen sons of Eve;
Even the smell of roses
Is not what they supposes;
But...

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G K Chesterton: A building is...

G K Chesterton: A building is...

A building is akin to dogma; it is insolent, like dogma. Whether or no it is permanent, it claims permanence, like a...

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G K Chesterton: All architecture is...

G K Chesterton: All architecture is...

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of...

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G K Chesterton: The rich are...

G K Chesterton: The rich are...

The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

Source: The Flying Inn.
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G K Chesterton: Your next-door neighbour....

G K Chesterton: Your next-door neighbour....

Your next-door neighbour. . . is not a man; he is an environment. He is the barking of a dog; he is the noise of a...

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G K Chesterton: To be clever...

G K Chesterton: To be clever...

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

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G K Chesterton: You can never...

G K Chesterton: You can never...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a...

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G K Chesterton: The only way...

G K Chesterton: The only way...

The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before.

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G K Chesterton: Where does a...

G K Chesterton: Where does a...

Where does a wise man kick a pebble? On the beach. Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the...

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G K Chesterton: People accuse journalism...

G K Chesterton: People accuse journalism...

People accuse journalism of being too personal; but to me it has always seemed far too impersonal. It is charged with...

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G K Chesterton: And goodness only...

G K Chesterton: And goodness only...

And goodness only knowses
The Noselessness of Man.


Source: The Song of...

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G K Chesterton: `The Christian ideal,'...

G K Chesterton: `The Christian ideal,'...

`The Christian ideal,' it is said, `has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left...

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G K Chesterton: Ritual will always...

G K Chesterton: Ritual will always...

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our...

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G K Chesterton: But we are...

G K Chesterton: But we are...

But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet.
Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not quite...

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G K Chesterton: The timidity of...

G K Chesterton: The timidity of...

The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is...

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G K Chesterton: If an angel...

G K Chesterton: If an angel...

If an angel out of heaven
Brings you other things to drink,
Thank him for his kind attentions,
Go and pour...

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G K Chesterton: If a thing...

G K Chesterton: If a thing...

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.

Source: What's Wrong with the...

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G K Chesterton: Art consists of...

G K Chesterton: Art consists of...

Art consists of limitation. . . . The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

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G K Chesterton: Smile at us,...

G K Chesterton: Smile at us,...

Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget. For we are the people of England, that never have spoken...

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