“A change of opinions is almost unknown in an elderly military man.”

— G. K. Chesterton, A Utopia of Usurers, 1917

About G. K. Chesterton

1874 – 1936

English writer, critic and Christian apologist, author of the Father Brown mysteries and 'Orthodoxy'.

“The center of every man's existence is a dream.”

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”

“Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.”

“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”

“When public opinion changes, it is with the rapidity of thought.”

“Love is ever the beginning of Knowledge as fire is of light.”

“He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!”

“Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.”

“Error is the price we pay for progress.”