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 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
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. Gilbert K. Chesterton cosmosdistantego Change image and share on social
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. Gilbert K. Chesterton christiandifficultfind Change image and share on social
The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton badlygovernobject Change image and share on social
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. Gilbert K. Chesterton christianitydifficultfind 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 historymakepeople Change image and share on social
Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long; and the age of the great epics is past. Gilbert K. Chesterton agebookepic Change image and share on social
