What did Gilbert K. Chesterton mean by: A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. Gilbert K. Chesterton A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
Nine out of ten of what we call new ideas are simply old mistakes. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, History, Innovation, Perception, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Happiness, Mystery, Religion, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Comfort, Confinement, Sanity, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Generation gap, Perspective, Understanding, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Beauty, Limitation, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly. (on not perfectionism to put things off) . Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Motivation, Perfectionism, Productivity, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Hypocrisy, Morality, Religion, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
A third-class carriage is a community, while a first-class carriage is a place of wild hermits. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Community, Isolation, Social class, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
