Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Gilbert K. Chesterton's insights on:

The humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together.
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The humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together.
Theology is simply that part of religion that requires brains.
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Theology is simply that part of religion that requires brains.
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners
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We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners
Theology is only thought applied to religion.
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Theology is only thought applied to religion.
The right kind of monarchy is one where everybody goes about with the permanent conviction that the king can do no wrong.
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The right kind of monarchy is one where everybody goes about with the permanent conviction that the king can do no wrong.
A dying monarchy is always one that has too much power, not too little; a dying religion always interferes more than it ought, not less.
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A dying monarchy is always one that has too much power, not too little; a dying religion always interferes more than it ought, not less.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.
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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.
We are Christians and Catholics not because we worship a key, but because we have passed a door and felt the wind that is the trumpet of liberty blow over the land of the living.
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We are Christians and Catholics not because we worship a key, but because we have passed a door and felt the wind that is the trumpet of liberty blow over the land of the living.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.
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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.
Instead of the machine being a giant to which the man is the pygmy, we must at last reverse the proportions until man is a giant to whom the machine is the toy.
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Instead of the machine being a giant to which the man is the pygmy, we must at last reverse the proportions until man is a giant to whom the machine is the toy.
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