You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution. By G. K. Chesterton Democracy, Revolution
It isn’t that they can’t see the solution, it’s that they can’t see the problem. By G. K. Chesterton Problem solving
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. By G. K. Chesterton Inspirational, Life, Love, Positive, Wise
The trouble about always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. By G. K. Chesterton Health
A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition. By G. K. Chesterton Intelligence, Intuition, Women
There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell. By G. K. Chesterton Insanity
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. By G. K. Chesterton Happy, Hope, Positive, Seriousness, Uplifting
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. By G. K. Chesterton Art, Ethics, Morality
Charity is the power of defending that which we know to be indefensible. Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate. By G. K. Chesterton Giving back, Hope
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. By G. K. Chesterton Fate, Fortune
The man who sees the consistency in things is a wit; the man who sees the inconsistency in things is a humorist. By G. K. Chesterton Humor, Wit
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and should never be rationalized. By G. K. Chesterton Happiness
Life is serious all the time but living cannot be. . . . You may have all the solemnity you wish in your neckties, but in anything important—such as sex, death, and religion— you must have mirth or you will have madness. By G. K. Chesterton Grief
