“We can only fortify the child on the positive side by giving him health and humour and a trust in God; not omitting (what will much mystify the moderns) an intelligent appreciation of the idea of authority, which is only the other side of confidence, and which alone can suddenly and summarily cast out such devils.” ChildrenFaithVirtueAuthorityParentingSafetyism Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“God says, in effect, that if there is one fine thing about the world, as far as man are concerned, it is that it cannot be explained.” GodFaithMysteryHumility Book:Selected essays Source: Selected essays
“I mean that we here are on the wrong side of the tapestry,' answered Father Brown. 'The things that happen here do not seem to mean anything; they mean something somewhere else. Somewhere else retribution will come on the real offender. Here it often seems to fall on the wrong person.” EarthFaithHeaven Book:The Innocence of Father Brown Source: The Innocence of Father Brown
“Whatever may be the meaning of faith, it must always mean a certainty about something we cannot prove. (Heretics)” Faith Author:G.K. Chesterton
“Sleep!” cried Father Brown. “Sleep. We have come to the end of the ways. Do you know what sleep is? Do you know that every man who sleeps believes in God? It is a sacrament; for it is an act of faith and it is a food. And we need a sacrament, if only a natural one. Something has fallen on us that falls very seldom on men; perhaps the worst thing that can fall on them.” FaithSleepSustenanceSacrament Book:The Innocence of Father Brown Source: The Innocence of Father Brown