What did Gilbert K. Chesterton mean by: A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy. Gilbert K. Chesterton A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.
If man is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Existence, Humanity, Religion, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
The old religionist cried out for his god. The new religionist cries out for some god to be his. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Modernity, Spirituality, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Perception, Problem, Solution, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Connection, Emotion, Perception, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Always be comic in a tragedy. What the deuce else can you do? Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Coping, Humor, Resilience, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
I am more than a devil; I am a man. I can do the one thing which Satan himself cannot do— I can die. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Identity, Mortality, Power, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
The professional soldier gains more and more power as the general courage of a community declines. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Courage, Decline, Power, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
In a world where everything is ridiculous, nothing can be ridiculed. You cannot unmask a mask. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Absurdity, Deception, Satire, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton