Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton

Quotes

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

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

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

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

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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