Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific and influential intellectuals in early 20th-century England. His work spans poetry, fiction (notably the Father Brown stories), essays, criticism, and Christian apologetics. Chesterton was a master of paradox and aphorism, using his wit and intelligence to defend conservative ideas and the Christian faith. His personality was as striking as his writing; he was described as a portly man, with a jovial appearance and a brilliant, inquisitive mind. He fought against what he saw as the decline of rational and spiritual thought in modern society, advocating for traditional values and human dignity.
Poems List
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.
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Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust.
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The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.
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What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity.
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It is because artists do not practise, patrons do not patronize, crowds do not assemble to reverently worship the great work of Doing Nothing, that the world has lost its philosophy and even failed to invent a new religion.
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When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle and spiritual idea.
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The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present. History is a hill or high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are living.
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