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“When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“In matters of truth the fact that you don’t want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“Bless your heart, they don’t mind—they’re exceedingly
kind—
They don’t blame you—as long as you’re funny!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)