A blog dedicated to providing quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential (and quotable!) authors of the twentieth century, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). If you do not know much about GKC, I suggest visiting the webpage of the American Chesterton Society as well as this wonderful Chesterton Facebook Page by a fellow Chestertonian

I also have created a list detailing examples of the influence of Chesterton if you are interested, that I work on from time to time.

(Moreover, for a list of short GKC quotes, I have created one here, citing the sources)

"...Stevenson had found that the secret of life lies in laughter and humility."

-Heretics (1905)
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

"No good ever came of merely flattering one's nation: a man flatters the land he fears, but not the land he loves."

No good ever came of merely flattering one's nation: a man flatters the land he fears, but not the land he loves.

-September 25, 1915, Illustrated London News, "The English Spirit and the Flea"

The Apostle and the Wild Ducks (collection of essays published posthumously in 1975)
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