“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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All conservatism is based upon the idea
“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
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All conservatism is based upon the idea
“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
Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Half a truth is better than no
“Half a truth is better than no politics.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while
“Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful
“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Education is simply the soul of a
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The man who throws a bomb is
“The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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We are justified in enforcing good morals,
“We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Brave men are all vertebrates; they have
“Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Fable is more historical than fact, because
“Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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