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 affectconservativeconserve share on social
A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice. Gilbert K. Chesterton generallymeanphilosophy Change image and share on social
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. Gilbert K. Chesterton basechangeconservatism Change image and share on social
Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs. Gilbert K. Chesterton afflictamateurartistic Change image and share on social
Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head. Gilbert K. Chesterton animaldiseasedivine share on social
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land. Gilbert K. Chesterton countryfootforeign Change image and share on social
The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. Gilbert K. Chesterton desiredistinguishman Change image and share on social
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. Gilbert K. Chesterton bravemanmiddle Change image and share on social
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. Gilbert K. Chesterton authorbadgood Change image and share on social
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. Gilbert K. Chesterton adventureconsiderinconvenience Change image and share on social