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
Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive. Gilbert K. Chesterton aliveconsistdead Change image and share on social
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man. Gilbert K. Chesterton callgoodgrandmother Change image and share on social
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. Gilbert K. Chesterton aristocracybadlydemocracy Change image and share on social
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. Gilbert K. Chesterton ancestorarrogantclass share on social
Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young. Gilbert K. Chesterton ageclaimexclusively Change image and share on social
The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before. Gilbert K. Chesterton catchdiscovermis Change image and share on social
The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it. Gilbert K. Chesterton miracleorderoutrageous Change image and share on social
Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc. Gilbert K. Chesterton abstentionarcchastity Change image and share on social
An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. Gilbert K. Chesterton adventureconsiderinconvenience Change image and share on social