Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes: America has a genius for the encouragement of fame.
         

America has a genius for the encouragement of fame.


Gilbert K. Chesterton
Check all other quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/America-has-a-genius-for-the-encouragement-620191>.





Check out


Other quotes of Gilbert K. Chesterton


Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.

Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.



God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.

God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.



Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.

Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.



Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.



I don't need a church to tell me I'm wrong where I already know I'm wrong; I need a Church to tell me I'm wrong where I think I'm right

I don't need a church to tell me I'm wrong where I already know I'm wrong; I need a Church to tell me I'm wrong where I think I'm right



The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.



A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.

A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.



When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?



It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.



But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.

But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.





Other quotes you may like


My mother was the greatest philosopher. I am nothing but a reflection of her imagination.

My mother was the greatest philosopher. I am nothing but a reflection of her imagination.



Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape.

Food has been my career, my hobby, and, it must be said, my escape.



There's always been a hip-hop element to my trousers.

There's always been a hip-hop element to my trousers.



I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.

I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.



It is not the lowest priced goods that are always the cheapest - the quality is, or ought to be as much an object with the purchaser, as the price.

It is not the lowest priced goods that are always the cheapest - the quality is, or ought to be as much an object with the purchaser, as the price.



Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.

Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.



We've been given this gift, our planet, and we've found no other place in the universe that we can inhabit. I want to do something to create radical change to help save it. It's our responsibility.

We've been given this gift, our planet, and we've found no other place in the universe that we can inhabit. I want to do something to create radical change to help save it. It's our responsibility.



Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.

Common sense is the fundamental factor in all spiritual disciplines. No rule is an eternal rule. Rules change from place to place, time to time and from one condition to another condition.



Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.



You don't miss your water 'Till your well runs dry.

You don't miss your water 'Till your well runs dry.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "America has a genius for the encouragement of fame.". Author of this quote is Gilbert K. Chesterton. This quote is about america, encouragement, fame, genius,.