It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human li…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
824 citations
It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. To be at last in such secure innocence that one can juggle with the universe and the stars, to be so good that one can treat everything as a joke - that may be, perhaps, the real end and final holiday of human souls. ✨ All Things Considered. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1908.
Humanity Humor Life
31

More Author Quotes

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.196, Simon and Schuster
Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent intoxication from within, a sort of invisible champagne. Americans do not need to … ▶
There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.1 … ▶
It is true that I am of an older fashion; much that I love has been destroyed or sent into exile.
You can't have the family farm without the family.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes