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Every one of the great revolut...

Every one of the great revolutionists, from Isaiah to Shelley, have been optimists. They have been indignant, not about the badness of existence, but about the slowness of men in realizing
its goodness.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

It is not only possible to say...

It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest things in praise of it. It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all
human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

The word 'heresy' not only mea...

The word 'heresy' not only means no longer being wrong; it practically means being clear-headed and courageous. The word 'orthodoxy' not only no longer means being right; it practically
means being wrong

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

There is a certain poetic valu...

There is a certain poetic value, and that a genuine one, in this sense of having missed the full meaning of things. There is beauty, not only in wisdom, but in this dazed and dramatic
ignorance.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

The one stream of poetry which...

The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

When we look upon lives so hum...

When we look upon lives so human and yet so small, we feel as if we ourselves were enlarged to an embarrassing bigness of stature. We feel the same kind of obligation to these creatures
that a deity might feel if he had created something that he could not understand.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

A nation that has nothing but ...

A nation that has nothing but its amusements will not be amused for long.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

Gratitude, being nearly the gr...

Gratitude, being nearly the greatest of human duties, is also nearly the most difficult.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

Fairy tales are more than true...

Fairy tales are more than true ...

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

Stick to the man who looks out...

Stick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

Tradition is only democracy ex...

Tradition is only democracy extended through time; it may be defined as an extension of the franchise. 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 the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who are merely walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he i

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

English experience indicates t...

English experience indicates that when the two great political parties agree about something it is generally wrong.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

It is better to speak wisdom f...

It is better to speak wisdom foolishly like the saints than to speak folly wisely like the deans.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

The Universe is the most extra...

The Universe is the most extraordinary masterpiece ever constructed by nobody.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

The determining bulk of Scotch...

The determining bulk of Scotch people had heard of golf ever since they had heard of God and often considered the two as of equal importance.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

I believe your own accent is i...

I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

If you'd take your head home a...

If you'd take your head home and boil it for a turnip it might be useful. I can't say. But it might.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

It seems to me,' said the othe...

It seems to me,' said the other, 'That you are simply seeking a pretext to insult the Marquis.' By George!' said Syme facing round and looking at him, 'What a clever chap you are!

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppos...

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppose it is we who are the idiots because we are not afraid of devils in the dark?

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

If we are bound to improve, we...

If we are bound to improve, we need not trouble to improve. The pure doctrine of progress is the best of all reasons for not being a progressive.

Gilbert Chesterton 1598 quotes

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