Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton quote
Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient for them; and so, perhaps, it would, if they had it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton quote
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton quote
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. Gilbert Keith Chesterton quote
The whole order of things is as outrageous as any miracle which could presume to violate it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton quote
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 Keith Chesterton quote