The classes that wash most are those that work least. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton It is true that I am of an older fashion; much that I love has been destroyed or sent into exile. Gilbert K. Chesterton exile fashion culture I think the oddest thing about the advanced people is that, while they are always talking about things as problems, they have hardly any notion of what a real problem is. Gilbert K. Chesterton real talking thinking There have been household gods and household saints and household fairies. I am not sure that there have yet been any factory gods or factory saints or factory fairies. I may be wrong, as I am no commericial expert, but I have not heard of them as yet. Gilbert K. Chesterton saint may culture Over-civilization and barbarism are within an inch of each other. And a mark of both is the power of medicine-men. Gilbert K. Chesterton medicine men civilization By experts in poverty I do not mean sociologists, but poor men. Gilbert K. Chesterton poverty men mean The modern city is ugly not because it is a city but because it is not enough of a city, because it is a jungle, because it is confused and anarchic, and surging with selfish and materialistic energies. Gilbert K. Chesterton confused selfish cities A man imagines a happy marriage as a marriage of love; even if he makes fun of marriages that are without love, or feels sorry for lovers who are without marriage. Gilbert K. Chesterton sorry fun love A good man's work is effected by doing what he does, a woman's by being what she is. Gilbert K. Chesterton good-man love men Women have a thirst for order and beauty as for something physical; there is a strange female power of hating ugliness and waste as good men can only hate sin and bad men virtue. Gilbert K. Chesterton hate love men One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created. Gilbert K. Chesterton simple darkness facts Theology is only thought applied to religion. Gilbert K. Chesterton theology Puritanism was an honourable mood; it was a noble fad. In other words, it was a highly creditable mistake. Gilbert K. Chesterton fads noble mistake There are some desires that are not desirable. Gilbert K. Chesterton desirable morality desire Modern broad-mindedness benefits the rich; and benefits nobody else. Gilbert K. Chesterton rich morality benefits It is the main earthly business of a human being to make his home, and the immediate surroundings of his home, as symbolic and significant to his own imagination as he can. Gilbert K. Chesterton business imagination home Big Business and State Socialism are very much alike, especially Big Business. Gilbert K. Chesterton socialism economic business [No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to pay them. Gilbert K. Chesterton political numbers pay A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. Gilbert K. Chesterton fine economic citizens Price is a crazy and incalculable thing, while Value is an intrinsic and indestructible thing. Gilbert K. Chesterton indestructible economic crazy Business, especially big business, is now organized like an army. It is, as some would say, a sort of mild militarism without bloodshed; as I say, a militarism without the military virtues. Gilbert K. Chesterton army business military
