There are some desires that are not desirable. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton The most unfathomable schools and sages have never attained to the gravity which dwells in the eyes of a baby of three months old. It is the gravity of astonishment at the universe, and astonishment at the universe is not mysticism, but a transcendent common-sense. The fascination of children lies in this: that with each of them all things are remade, and the universe is put again upon its trial. Gilbert K. Chesterton baby lying children The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. Gilbert K. Chesterton bombs artist men A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true. Gilbert K. Chesterton satire libel men But there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green. Gilbert K. Chesterton paradise news green It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer. Gilbert K. Chesterton apologetic arguing men Were Patrick Henry to return to earth and look around on the vast economic order of the day, he might revise his observation and merely say ‘Give me death’-the alternative being manifestly impossible under modern conditions. Gilbert K. Chesterton alternatives giving order There are two ways of dealing with nonsense in this world. One way is to put nonsense in the right place; as when people put nonsense into nursery rhymes. The other is to put nonsense in the wrong place; as when they put it into educational addresses, psychological criticisms, and complaints against nursery rhymes or other normal amusements of mankind. Gilbert K. Chesterton educational two people There are two kinds of charlatan: the man who is called a charlatan, and the man who really is one. The first is the quack who cures you; the second is the highly qualified person who doesn't. Gilbert K. Chesterton men two firsts There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions. Gilbert K. Chesterton if-there-is-a-god christian-inspirational hate All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. Gilbert K. Chesterton political change ideas There must be some good in the life of battle, for so many good men have enjoyed being soldiers. Gilbert K. Chesterton good-man soldier men Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite, are necessarily men of violence. We speak of 'touching' a man's heart, but we can do nothing to his head but hit it. Gilbert K. Chesterton touching heart men I agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event. Gilbert K. Chesterton realistic events advice It is cold anarchy to say that all men are to meddle in all men'smarriages. It is cold anarchy to say that any doctor may seize andsegregate anyone he likes. But it is not anarchy to say that a fewgreat hygienists might enclose or limit the life of all citizens,as nurses do with a family of children. It is not anarchy, it istyranny; but tyranny is a workable thing. Gilbert K. Chesterton doctors men children In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe and the Cross can all fit together. Gilbert K. Chesterton fit together beer The books that influence the world are those that it has not read. Gilbert K. Chesterton influence book world ...but out of the desert, from the dry places and the dreadful suns, come the cruel children of the lonely God; the real Unitarians who with scimitar in hand have laid waste the world. For it is not well for God to be alone. Gilbert K. Chesterton lonely real children Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile. Gilbert K. Chesterton strange kings memories ...the primary paradox that man is superior to all the things around him and yet is at their mercy. Gilbert K. Chesterton paradox mercy men A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher. Gilbert K. Chesterton artist wisdom wise
