The doctrine of human equality reposes on this: that there is no man really clever who has not found that he is stupid.
Gilbert K. ChestertonIt is a good sign in a nation when things are done badly. It shows that all the people are doing them. And it is bad sign in a nation when such things are done very well, for it shows that only a few experts and eccentrics are doing them, and that the nation is merely looking on.
Gilbert K. ChestertonI still believe in liberalism today as much as I ever did, but, oh, there was a happy time when I believed in liberals.
Gilbert K. ChestertonThe object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.
Gilbert K. Chesterton