Gilbert K. Chesterton — Philosophical Quotes

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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

Writer, Journalist

Philosophical

“Original sin is the only doctrine that's been empirically validated by 2,000 years of human history.”

Years Sin Doctrine

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

Writer, Journalist

Philosophical

“The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really this proposition: that nature is our mother. Unfortunately, if you regard Nature as a mother, you discover she is a step-mother.”

Mother Essence Steps

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Philosophical

“Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags.”

Hot Christianity

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Philosophical

“The past is not what it was.”

Past Progress

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Philosophical

“...the primary paradox that man is superior to all the things around him and yet is at their mercy.”

Men Mercy Paradox

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Philosophical

“Whatever else we may say of our own age, for good or evil, nobody is likely to call it an Age of Reason.”

May Age Evil

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Philosophical

“We lose our bearings entirely by speaking of the 'lower classes' when we mean humanity minus ourselves.”

Mean Class Humanity

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Philosophical

“As for the general view that the Church was discredited by the War—they might as well say that the Ark was discredited by the Flood. When the world goes wrong, it proves rather that the Church is right. The Church is justified, not because her children do not sin, but because they do.”

Children War Views

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Philosophical

“The modern world seems to have no notion of preserving different things side by side, of allowing its proper and proportionate place to each, of saving the whole varied heritage of culture. It has no notion except that of simplifying something by destroying nearly everything.”

Different Culture Heritage

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Philosophical

“Nobody understands the nature of the Church, or the ringing note of the creed descending from antiquity, who does not realize that the whole world once very nearly died of broadmindedness and the brotherhood of all religions.”

Doe Church Brotherhood

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Philosophical

“The woman does not work because the man tells her to work and she obeys. On the contrary, the woman works because she has told the man to work and he hasn’t obeyed.”

Men Doe Contrary

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Philosophical

“Forms of expression always appear turgid to those who do not share the emotions they represent.”

Expression Fear Emotion

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