It is always the secure who are humble. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton Teach to the young, men's enduring truths, and let the learned amuse themselves with their passing errors. Gilbert K. Chesterton passingerrorsmen It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam. Gilbert K. Chesterton sentimentalhealthyjam There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. Gilbert K. Chesterton educationinspirationalbook Faith means believing the unbelievable. Gilbert K. Chesterton hopemeanbelieve Aristocracy is an atmosphere; it is sometimes a healthy atmosphere; but it is very hard to say when it becomes an unhealthy atmosphere. You can prove that a man is not the son of a king, or that he is not the delegate of a definite number of people. But you cannot prove that a man is not a gentleman. Gilbert K. Chesterton kingsmenson The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life. Gilbert K. Chesterton gullibilityinnocenceliterature The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations. Gilbert K. Chesterton destinymenchildren The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. Gilbert K. Chesterton couragemenorder Atheism is too theological. Gilbert K. Chesterton theologicalatheism I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself. Gilbert K. Chesterton pessimistoptimistperspective It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense. Gilbert K. Chesterton common-sensebelievefirsts It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem. They can't see the problem if they are looking in the wrong place. They can't see the problem if they have blinders on - for 'none are so blind as those that will not see'. Gilbert K. Chesterton blindproblemhealing 'As you have made your bed, so you must lie on it'; which again is simply a lie. If I have made my bed uncomfortable, please God I will make it again. Gilbert K. Chesterton bedmadelying It is a strange thing that many truly spiritual men, such as General Gordon, have actually spent some hours in speculating upon the precise location of the Garden of Eden. Most probably we are in Eden still. It is only our eyes that have changed. Gilbert K. Chesterton eyespiritualmen Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. Gilbert K. Chesterton musicliteraturefood If I did not believe in God, I should still want my doctor, my lawyer and my banker to do so. Gilbert K. Chesterton doctorsatheistbelieve There'd be a lot less scandal if people didn't idealize sin and pose as sinners. Gilbert K. Chesterton scandalmoralitypeople All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the darker secret of why he is alive. Gilbert K. Chesterton sublimesecretmen Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself. Gilbert K. Chesterton democracynosesmay People accuse journalism of being too personal; but to me it has always seemed far too impersonal. It is charged with tearing away the veils from private life; but it seems to me to be always dropping diaphanous but blinding veils between men and men. The Yellow Press is abused for exposing facts which are private; I wish the Yellow Press did anything so valuable. It is exactly the decisive individual touches that it never gives; and a proof of this is that after one has met a man a million times in the newspapers it is always a complete shock and reversal to meet him in real life. Gilbert K. Chesterton realyellowmen
