Poetry Quote by G. K. Chesterton — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.”

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.”

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

“I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.”

“Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!”

“I love women whose hidden desires make horses put an end to their lives at the threshold”

“the worst thing," he told me,”

“The busybody (banned as sexist, demeaning to older women) who lives next door called my daughter a tomboy (banned as sexist) when she climbed the jungle (banned; replaced with "rain forest") gym. Then she had the nerve to call her an egghead and a bookworm (both banned as offensive; replaced with "intellectual") because she read fairy (banned because suggests homosexuality; replace with "elf") tales.”

“Great is the hand that holds dominion over”