Gilbert K. Chesterton

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

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These are some quotes by English author Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, who lived between May 29, 1874 and June 14, 1936.

Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

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