Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life.

Quote by G K Chesterton

Topics: Happiness Quotes

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.

All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

The poet only desires exaltation and expansion. The poet only asks to get his head...

The poet only desires exaltation and expansion. The poet only asks to get his head...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

The true object of all human life is play.

The true object of all human life is play.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy...

It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy...

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular...

Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular...