Whether a man chooses to tell the truth in long sentences or short jokes is a problem analogous to whether he chooses to tell the truth in French or in German. 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 doemenschool All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it. Gilbert K. Chesterton knowsordinarymen In real life the people who are most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton convictionracismpeople A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. Gilbert K. Chesterton creative-thoughtconstructioncreativity There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Gilbert K. Chesterton broken-heartbeautifulbeauty I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. Gilbert K. Chesterton evilfunnybelieve Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance. Gilbert K. Chesterton ignorancewisdomfun 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 smarthappinesslife Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God. Gilbert K. Chesterton abolishgovernment 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 tryingmenlooks A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. Gilbert K. Chesterton sanitymoralfaith If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments Gilbert K. Chesterton thousandmenreligion Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant Gilbert K. Chesterton ignorantgreeklatin 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 politicalbusinessmistake Right is Right even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong about it. Gilbert K. Chesterton sanitymoraldoe When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. Gilbert K. Chesterton gratitudelive-lifegrateful Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. Gilbert K. Chesterton unbelievable-thingshopemean 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 islamcivilizationpeople 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 gratitudechristmaschildren Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace. Gilbert K. Chesterton gratitudechristmastaken
