Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - 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 grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

The only defensible war is a war of defense. - Gilbert K. Chesterton

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