Quotes of Gilbert K. Chesterton

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The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“ There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ You can never plan the future by the past. ”

- Edmund Burke

“ Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. ”

- J. M. Barrie

“ A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death. ”

- John F. Kennedy

“ Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. ”

- e.e. cummings

“ Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. ”

- Kyle Chandler

“ There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something. ”

- E. L. Simpson

“ All worries are less with wine. ”

- Amit Kalantri

“ We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ”

- Eleesha

“ Live a life of substance. The rest are mere fantasies. ”

- Pragnya Sahoo

“ Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind. ”

- Ron Ben Israel

“ It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ”

- Andre Gide

“ Sometimes, change is what we need to retain our sanity. ”

- Life

“ The only shortcut I have found to life is to sharpen my teeth on the bones of the wise. ”

- Vic Stah Milien

“ Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightlycolored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains and wild accents; God is the one with the paintbrush who stands beside my canvass filling all the intricate and amazing details in between the whirlpools and the streaks! We're happy together! ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours] ”

- Taylor Swift

“ We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Family where life begins & love never ends. ”

- Unknown

“ Unrequited love’s a bore. ”

- Lorenz Hart

“ Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice. ”

- Michael Novak