All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks. Gilbert K. Chesterton architectureartfirework Change image and share on social
Being 'contented' ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position. Gilbert K. Chesterton appreciateatticcontent share on social
Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life. Gilbert K. Chesterton breakhappylife Change image and share on social
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak. Gilbert K. Chesterton greatpeaksee Change image and share on social
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are. Gilbert K. Chesterton feelmansmall Change image and share on social
Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty. Gilbert K. Chesterton badcrueltyintellectual Change image and share on social
The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us. Gilbert K. Chesterton fatalgrowthidea 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
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. Gilbert K. Chesterton bookdealdifference 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