The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it. Gilbert K. Chesterton forgethonestpoor Change image and share on social
I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles. Gilbert K. Chesterton expensivegolfmarble Change image and share on social
You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution. Gilbert K. Chesterton democracyestablishorder Change image and share on social
Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze. Gilbert K. Chesterton amazedaylightman Change image and share on social
The ordinary scientific man is strictly a sentimentalist. He is a sentimentalist in this essential sense, that he is soaked and swept away by mere associations. Gilbert K. Chesterton associationessentialman Change image and share on social
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? Gilbert K. Chesterton childchristmasfill Change image and share on social
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare. Gilbert K. Chesterton activeagriculturearduous Change image and share on social
The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life. Gilbert K. Chesterton greenhornlifeultimate Change image and share on social
The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. Gilbert K. Chesterton brutecowgraze Change image and share on social
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache. Gilbert K. Chesterton disguisedoubtgod share on social
