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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Monday, September 21, 2026

...that great thing which men and children enjoy more than beauty or banquets- limitation. A thing given only at a certain time or in a certain manner, or even after a certain difficulty, is always better than a thing given without those restrictions. The part is greater than the whole...For the great value of temperance is not that it increases restraint, but that it increases enjoyment.
-December 24, 1904, (London) Daily News
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