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Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

English writer

Lived from: 1874 - 1936

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 29 may 1874 Died: 14 june 1936

  • Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.
  • Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

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  • Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers another.
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  • Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
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  • Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.
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  • The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.
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  • The discovery of this strange society was a curiously refreshing thing; to realize that there were ten new trades in the world was like looking at the first ship or the first plough. It made a man feel what he should feel, that he was still in the childhood of the world.
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  • The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder.
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  • They died to save their country and they only saved the world.
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  • Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged.
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What are the most famous quotes from Gilbert Keith Chesterton?

The two most famous quotes from Gilbert Keith Chesterton are:

  • "Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers another."
  • "Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
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When did Gilbert Keith Chesterton live?

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in 1874 and died in the year 1936.