“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A good novel tells us the truth
“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Music with dinner is an insult both
“Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A woman uses her intelligence to find
“A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Let your religion be less of a
“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Women prefer to talk in twos, while
“Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Marriage is an adventure, like going to
“Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Once I planned to write a book
“Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long; and the age of the great epics is past.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Experience which was once claimed by the
“Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Men always talk about the most important
“Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
Category: wisdom
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People who make history know nothing about
“People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
Category: history
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