Quotes about Gilbert K Chesterton

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The word good has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it...

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The simplification of anything is always sensational.

#Gilbert K Chesterton

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

#Gilbert K Chesterton