What did Gilbert K. Chesterton mean by: I represent the jolly mass of mankind. I am the happy and reckless Christian. Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy
Each generation is converted by the saint who contradicts it most. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Evolution, Influence, Rebellion, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Contemporary society has become dry, not for lack of wonders but for lack of wonder. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Alienation, Society, Wonder, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Exactly at the instant when hope ceases to be reasonable it begins to be useful. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Hope, Reason, Usefulness, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Ignorance, Impartiality, Indifference, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
We are like the penny, because we have the image of the king stamped on us, the divine king. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Divinity, Identity, Symbolism, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
The things we see every day are the things we never see at all. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Awareness, Familiarity, Perception, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Customs are generally unselfish. Habits are nearly always selfish. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Customs, Habits, Selfishness, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton
Any one of the strange laws we suffer is a compromise between a fad and a vested interest. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Compromise, Interest, Law, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton