The special feature of the modern world is not that it is skeptical, but that it is dogmatic without the...
Sin, from a Christian perspective, is not drawing a line with "up to here and no further" or "up to here is the...
All those who truly believe in themselves are in an insane asylum. - G.K. Chesterton Source: Orthodoxy
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of men. - G.K. Chesterton Source: Orthodoxy
The worst moment for an atheist is the one when he feels like giving thanks, but doesn't know to...
The mind of a madman moves in a perfect but scary circle. A small circle is as infinite as...
It is the touchstone of a good religion, whether you can joke about it. - G.K. Chesterton Source: Orthodoxy
Chesterton once wrote of Tennyson's words 'There is faith in sincere doubt.' 'Indeed: these words contain a deep and...
"The cheap slogan 'The religions of the earth differ in rites and forms, but they are alike in what they...
"When you draw a giraffe, you should draw it with a long neck. When, in overconfident creativity, you set yourself free...
"The optimist is a better reformer than the pessimist, and the man who believes that life is delightful is...
"The pessimists could hardly curse even the blackest thing anymore, for they could not distinguish it from its background. Nothing...
"When democracy has disappointed you, do not think of it as a burst bubble, but at least as...
"The pessimist can be outraged by evil, but only the optimist can marvel at it." Source: Chesterton on Dickens
"It is not enough that you find injustice sad, you must find injustice absurd, an anomaly of existence, something....
"Children are thankful when Santa puts presents like toys or candy in their socks. Can't I be thankful...
"It is assumed that the skeptic has no preference; while he has a very definite preference in favor of skepticism." Source.
"We lose our position completely by speaking of the 'lower classes' when we mean humanity minus ourselves." -...
"Only kindness produces friendship. And we must look much deeper into the soul of man for that which kindness...
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live in the form of a...
How many people have sold their souls to be admired by fools? Source: The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond (1937)
'With religious freedom, it could be assumed that everyone is free to discuss religion. In practice, it means that virtually...
I read all about bishops in our anarchist pamphlets, such as The Superstition and Vampire and Robber Priests. I understood from that that...
'Everyone who is not an anarchist agrees to have a policeman on the corner of the street, but the danger of the present moment is that we may find the policeman halfway down the chimney or even under the bed.' - G.K. Chesterton
'The moment the sex drive ceases to be the slave, the servant of man, it becomes like his tyrant.' - G.K. Chesterton
It seems to be a time of believing that nations can be reconciled; but also admitting that they cannot reconcile neighbors. - G.K. Chesterton
When asked, "What is wrong with the world?" Chesterton's response was, "I."
Quote: "Marriage is a duel to the death which no man of honor should turn down." - G.K. Chesterton
There are many ancient mythological beliefs which bear a resemblance to Christianity. Isn't Christianity just another ancient mythological story? Chesterton's response: if a story often appears in different cultures, could it be referring to something essential?
Quote, "Progress should always mean changing the world to meet the vision, instead we are always changing the vision."
Quote: "Ask many contemporary Christian thinkers who has had the most influence on their beliefs, and they will probably say C.S. Lewis. If you could have asked C.S. Lewis he would have answered G.K. Chesterton." - Relevant Magazine
Quote: "Something may be too sad to believe or too bad to believe or too good to believe; but it cannot be too absurd to believe on this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and squid."
It is possible that God says "One more time" to the sun every morning and "One more time" to the moon every evening. It may not be an automatic necessity that daisies look alike. It may be that God makes them separately, but never tires of making them. It may be that He has the eternal eagerness of a child, for we have sinned and grown old and our Father is younger than we are.
I was rightly pointed out by J.K. Haneveld to a quote which is often wrongly attributed to G.K. Chesterton. It concerns the following quote from...
Jesus promised his disciples three things: that they would be totally fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble. - G.K. Chesterton
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