The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.Alarms and Discursions, 1910
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Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, journalist, and philosopher known for his wit and literary prowess. He is celebrated for his contributions to detective fiction, particularly the Father Brown stories, as well as for his essays and works on Christian apologetics, such as "Orthodoxy" and "The Everlasting Man." Chesterton's distinctive style and profound insights made him a prominent figure in early 20th-century literature and thought.
1874–1936·lived 62 years
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.Alarms and Discursions, 1910
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.Heretics, 1905
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.The Outline of Sanity, 1926
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.The Man Who Was Thursday, 1908
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.The Man Who Was Thursday, 1908
To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.Heretics, 1905
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.Tremendous Trifles
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.Heretics, 1905
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.The Man Who Was Thursday, p. 112, 1908
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.The Spirit of Christmas, 1915
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.The Philosophy of Sight Seeing, The New Jerusalem, 1927
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, ed, 1986
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.The Thing, 1929
That’s all 13 quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton.