G. K. Chesterton

About

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.

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G. K. Chesterton is sometimes cited as:

G.K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Quotes from G. K. Chesterton

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

—G. K. Chesterton

advice

I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.

—G. K. Chesterton

art

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

—G. K. Chesterton

books

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.

—G. K. Chesterton

computers

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time.

—G. K. Chesterton

democracy

I do not believe in a fate that falls on all men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

—G. K. Chesterton

fate

The people who can most successfully lose weight and maintain a healthy life style are foodies. When it comes to healthy eating, people who know how to cook and make ingredients taste good have a distinct advantage over those who can't.

—G. K. Chesterton

food

Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

—G. K. Chesterton

journalism

The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

—G. K. Chesterton

money

I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.

—G. K. Chesterton

morality

The contest, for ages, has been to rescue Liberty from the grasp of executive power.

—G. K. Chesterton

patriotism

All slang is a metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

—G. K. Chesterton

poetry

I felt despair. Though it seems to me now there's two kinds of it: the sort that causes a person to surrender and then the sort I had which made me take risks and make plans.

—G. K. Chesterton

suffering

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

—G. K. Chesterton

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

—G. K. Chesterton