Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Brave men are all vertebrates they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Men feel that cruelty to the poor is a kind of cruelty to animals. They never feel that it is an injustice to equals nay it is treachery to comrades. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
What affects men sharply about a foreign nation is not so much finding or not finding familiar things it is rather not finding them in the familiar place. Gilbert K. Chesterton on men
To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it. Gilbert K. Chesterton on money
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. Gilbert K. Chesterton on music
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. Gilbert K. Chesterton on poetry
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 that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. Gilbert K. Chesterton on politics
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. Gilbert K. Chesterton on power
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare. Gilbert K. Chesterton on power
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. Gilbert K. Chesterton on religion
It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. Gilbert K. Chesterton on religion