A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton Whatever else we may say of our own age, for good or evil, nobody is likely to call it an Age of Reason. Gilbert K. Chesterton age evil may Indeed the Book of Job avowedly only answers mystery with mystery. Job is comforted with riddles; but he is comforted. Herein is indeed a type, in the sense of a prophecy, of things speaking with authority. For when he who doubts can only say, ‘I do not understand,’ it is true that he who knows can only reply or repeat ‘You do not understand.’ And under that rebuke there is always a sudden hope in the heart; and the sense of something that would be worth understanding. Gilbert K. Chesterton heart jobs book The obvious effect of frivolous divorce will be frivolous marriage. If people can be separated for no reason they will feel it all the easier to be united for no reason. Gilbert K. Chesterton divorce reason people Psychoanalysis is a science conducted by lunatics for lunatics. They are generally concerned with proving that people are irresponsible; and they certainly succeed in proving that some people are Gilbert K. Chesterton succeed prove people Mr. McCabe thinks that I am not serious but only funny, because Mr. McCabe thinks that funny is the opposite of serious. Funny is the opposite of not funny and nothing else. Gilbert K. Chesterton serious opposites thinking The danger of loss of faith in God is not that one will believe in nothing, but rather that one will believe in anything. Gilbert K. Chesterton political loss believe If a man only likes victory he must always come late for the battle. Gilbert K. Chesterton victory battle men Now there is any amount of this nonsense cropping up among American cranks. Anybody may propose to establish coercive Eugenics; or enforce psychoanalysis that is, enforce confession without absolution. Gilbert K. Chesterton nonsense eugenics may A small artist is content with art; a great artist is content with nothing except everything. Gilbert K. Chesterton contentment artist art Why should ANYTHING go right; even observation and deduction? Why should not good logic be as misleading as bad logic? They are both movements in the brain of a bewildered ape? Gilbert K. Chesterton anything-goes movement brain Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it. Gilbert K. Chesterton wit wells people The scientific facts, which were supposed to contradict the faith in the nineteenth century, are nearly all of them regarded as unscientific fictions in the twentieth century. Gilbert K. Chesterton century facts fiction One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly. Gilbert K. Chesterton love way world What life and death may be to a turkey is not my business; but the soul of Scrooge and the body of Cratchit are my business. Gilbert K. Chesterton turkeys christmas business The more we are proud that the Bethlehem story is plain enough to be understood by the shepherds, and almost by the sheep, the more do we let ourselves go, in dark and gorgeous imaginative frescoes or pageants about the mystery and majesty of the Three Magian Kings. Gilbert K. Chesterton christmas kings dark The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be explained; they will keep Christmas Day with Christmas gifts and Christmas benedictions; they will continue to do it; and some day suddenly wake up and discover why. Gilbert K. Chesterton wake-up christmas people 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. Gilbert K. Chesterton good-man catholic men The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice. Gilbert K. Chesterton catholic vices half Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it. Gilbert K. Chesterton sacred morality believe All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing them while other people, who have also committed the same crimes, sit by and laugh at them. Gilbert K. Chesterton tired water men
