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The Universe is the most extraordinary masterpiece ever constructed by nobody.

The Universe is the most extraordinary masterpiece ever constructed by nobody.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Atheism, Masterpiece, Extraordinary

If I did not believe in God, I should still want my doctor, my lawyer and my banker to do so.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Atheist, Believe, Doctors

For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Atheist, Religion, Atheism

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
Grandmother, Men, Good Man

CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Communication, Civilisation, Judged

I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man always attacks it with some theory that turns out to be equally stupid.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Stupid, Believe, Men
"The Illustrated London News" Magazine, June 3, 1922.

When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven's name to what?

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Names, Heaven, Belief

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art, Philosophy, Reality
1908 Orthodoxy, ch.3.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities - and found no statues of Committees.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Inspirational, Cities, Parks
"Trust Or Consequences : Build Trust Today Or Lose Your Market Tomorrow". Book by Al Golin, 2004.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Fun, Angel, Devil

The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Miracle, Incredibles, Happens
"The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art, Funny Friend, Drawing
"The Golden Book" Magazine, Vol. 7, (p. 323), 1928.

The modern habit of saying "This is my opinion, but I may be wrong" is entirely irrational. If I say that it may be wrong, I say that is not my opinion. The modern habit of saying "Every man has a different philosophy; this is my philosophy and it suits me" – the habit of saying this is mere weak-mindedness. A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Philosophy, Moon, Men

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

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Beauty, Broken Heart, Beautiful
"The Defendant". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1901.

The wisest thing in the world is to cry out before you are hurt. It is no good to cry out after you are hurt; especially after you are mortally hurt. People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Hurt, Men, People

Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Spiritual, War, Men

We do not want, as the newspapers say, a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Christian, Moving, Church

Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men, Evil, Champion

Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Christmas, Gratitude, Taken

A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Creativity, Construction, Creative Thought
"Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.

If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Moving, Christian Inspirational, Mind
Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

Those who leave the tradition of truth do not escape into something which we call Freedom. They only escape into something else, which we call Fashion.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Fashion, Tradition

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Inspirational, Life, Travel

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Fear, Blessing, Men

It's the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense.

Gilbert K. Chesterton
Believe, Common Sense, Firsts
"The Oracle of the Dog". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1923.

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