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52 Best G.K. Chesterton Quotes on Joy (GRACE)

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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.Pin
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.Pin
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.Pin
I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.Pin
There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.Pin
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 traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.Pin
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.Pin
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.Pin
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.Pin
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.Pin
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

11 G.K. Chesterton Quotes on Literature (EDUCATION)

“People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.”

G.K. Chesterton
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.Pin
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.Pin
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.Pin
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.Pin
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.Pin
Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.Pin
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.Pin
Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.Pin
Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.Pin
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.
The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right.Pin
The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right.

17 Inspirational G.K. Chesterton Quotes About Life (LOVE)

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.Pin
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer’s day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.Pin
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer’s day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.Pin
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.Pin
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast', that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.Pin
There is the great lesson of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.
As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you create morbidity.Pin
As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you create morbidity.
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.Pin
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.Pin
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.Pin
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.Pin
It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.Pin
A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.
A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.Pin
A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.Pin
Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an elegant name for ignorance.Pin
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an elegant name for ignorance.
We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.Pin
We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.
The simplification of anything is always sensational.Pin
The simplification of anything is always sensational.

“The word “good” has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.”

G.K. Chesterton

14 G.K. Chesterton Quotes on Fatih (CHRISTIANITY)

Just going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.Pin
Just going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.Pin
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.Pin
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.Pin
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.Pin
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.
It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. Pin
It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. 
If there were no God, there would be no atheists.Pin
If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created.Pin
One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created.
Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it.Pin
Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it.
Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved.Pin
Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved.
Theology is only thought applied to religion.Pin
Theology is only thought applied to religion.
The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.Pin
The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.Pin
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.

“It has been often said, very truly, that religion is the thing that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary man feel ordinary.”

G.K. Chesterton
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton Short Biography

Born on 29 May 1874 in London, England, Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an author, philosopher, and critic.

Chesterton attended the Slade School of Fine Art where he learned how to illustrate. He had also been a student at the University College London to earn a literature degree, but unfortunately, Chesterton did not earn a degree from either school.

In 1895, Chesterton found work at Redway, a London publishing company. He did not stay for long and found various jobs after.

In 1902, Chesterton had a weekly opinion column in the Daily News. Chesterton was also known as a literary critic and had published works critiquing several authors. In 1911, he published Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens.

Chesterton also wrote about religion after being converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, he released his book entitled The Catholic Church and Conversion in 1926.

Chesterton had also written some fiction books, the most popular of these was his Father Brown series which were written and published between 1911-1935, just a year before his death.

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