Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton The State did not own men so entirely, even when it could send them to the stake, as it sometimes does now where it can send them to the elementary school. Gilbert K. Chesterton doe men school All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it. Gilbert K. Chesterton knows ordinary men In real life the people who are most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton conviction racism people A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. Gilbert K. Chesterton creative-thought construction creativity There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Gilbert K. Chesterton broken-heart beautiful beauty I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. Gilbert K. Chesterton evil funny believe Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance. Gilbert K. Chesterton ignorance wisdom fun There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. Gilbert K. Chesterton smart happiness life Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God. Gilbert K. Chesterton abolish government Stick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you. Gilbert K. Chesterton trying men looks A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. Gilbert K. Chesterton sanity moral faith If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments Gilbert K. Chesterton thousand men religion Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant Gilbert K. Chesterton ignorant greek latin The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. Gilbert K. Chesterton political business mistake Right is Right even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong about it. Gilbert K. Chesterton sanity moral doe When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. Gilbert K. Chesterton gratitude live-life grateful Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. Gilbert K. Chesterton unbelievable-things hope mean When people talk as if the Crusades were nothing more than an aggressive raid against Islam, they seem to forget in the strangest way that Islam itself was only an aggressive raid against the old and ordered civilization in these parts. I do not say it in mere hostility to the religion of Mahomet; I am fully conscious of many values and virtues in it; but certainly it was Islam that was the invasion and Christendom that was the thing invaded. Gilbert K. Chesterton islam civilization people When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? Gilbert K. Chesterton gratitude christmas children Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace. Gilbert K. Chesterton gratitude christmas taken
