Gilbert Keith Chesterton
England
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
29 May 1874 // 14 Jun 1936
Writer
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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
Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men
Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young
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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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