G. K. Chesterton ( 10 of 64 )
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should read more
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But read more
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers read more
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another. - "On the Cryptic and the Elliptic", 1908.
Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, read more
Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe, aren't even aware of.
Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all read more
Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. read more
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.
