Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are
Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich
Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods
People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make
People generally quarrel because they cannot argue
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star
Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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