Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
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29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it
It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam
In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it
If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not
If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride
I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win
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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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