Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty. Gilbert K. Chesterton sin kind intellectual Change image and share on social
A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything. Gilbert K. Chesterton affect generally conserve share on social
Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs. Gilbert K. Chesterton artistic afflict disease Change image and share on social
People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make. Gilbert K. Chesterton people make history Change image and share on social
Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. Gilbert K. Chesterton cover error science Change image and share on social
Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much. Gilbert K. Chesterton annoy invoke god Change image and share on social
White... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black... God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white. Gilbert K. Chesterton thing white absence share on social
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men. Gilbert K. Chesterton man fable historical Change image and share on social
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity. Gilbert K. Chesterton fiction literature luxury Change image and share on social
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching. Gilbert K. Chesterton teach teacher dogmatic Change image and share on social
