Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer whose prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction.
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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes -- our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking around. Go to Quote / Comment
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. Go to Quote / Comment
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably generally they are the same people. Go to Quote / Comment
Literature is a luxury fiction is a necessity. Go to Quote / Comment
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep. Go to Quote / Comment