Top 143 Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

About Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

A yawn is a silent shout.

A yawn is a silent shout.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Half a truth is better than no politics.

Half a truth is better than no politics.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

New roads; new ruts.

New roads; new ruts.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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