Gilbert K. Chesterton — Philosophical Quotes

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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

Writer, Journalist

Philosophical

“Whatever else may be said of man, this one thing is clear: He is not what he is capable of being.”

Men May Said

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Gilbert K. Chesterton

Writer, Journalist

Philosophical

“Catholicism is not ritualism; it may in the future be fighting some sort of superstitious and idolatrous exaggeration of ritual. Catholicism is not asceticism; it has again and again in the past repressed fanatical and cruel exaggerations of asceticism. Catholicism is not mere mysticism; it is even now defending human reason against the mere mysticism of the Pragmatists.”

Past Fighting Asceticism

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Philosophical

“I am at one with my duality.”

Duality

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Philosophical

“My brain and this world don't fit each other; and there's an end of it.”

World Brain

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Philosophical

“Let us not decide what is good, but let it be considered good not to decide it.”

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Philosophical

“The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is, it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had exited, but was defined before it existed.”

Lying America Church

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Philosophical

“Ideas are dangerous, but the man to whom they are least dangerous is the man of ideas. He is acquainted with ideas, and moves among them like a lion-tamer. Ideas are dangerous, but the man to whom they are most dangerous is the man of no ideas. The man of no ideas will find the first idea fly to his head like wine to the head of a teetotaller.”

Men Moving Wine

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Philosophical

“The one created thing which we cannot look at is the one thing in the light of which we look at everything.”

Looks Light One Thing

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Philosophical

“It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted; precisely because most things are permitted and only a few things forbidden.”

States Morality Forbidden

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Philosophical

“People decided that it was impossible to achieve any of the good of Socialism, but they comforted themselves by achieving all the bad.”

People Impossible Socialism

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Philosophical

“We all know that the 'divine glory of the ego' is socially a great nuisance; we all do actually value our friends for modesty, freshness, and simplicity of heart. Whatever may be the reason, we all do warmly respect humility - in other people.”

People Heart Humility

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Philosophical

“It is the first law of practical courage. To be in the weakest camp is to be in the strongest school.”

School Law Courage

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