1,399 Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.

Every one on the earth should believe that he has something to give to the world which cannot otherwise be given.

Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.

The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank.

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged.

It is very good for a man to talk about what he does not understand; as long as he understands that he does not understand it.

The true object of human life is play.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.