Home / Quotes / Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas . . . for it is the assertion of a universal negative.”

Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Author

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Gilbert K. Chesterton was an English writer, critic, and theologian, born on May 29, 1874, and died on June 14, 1936. Known for his unique literary style and profound philosophical thinking, Chesterton's works spanned a variety of genres, including novels, poetry, drama, and criticism. more

You May Also Like

“It is still bad taste to be an avowed atheist. But now it is equally bad taste to be an avowed Christian.”

Stills Christian Taste Atheist Bad Taste

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“There is no bigot like the atheist.”

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The atheist is not interested in anything except attacks on atheism.”

Atheism Atheist Not Interested

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.”

Thinking Men Wells Done Effort Special Military Involved Men And Women Bravery Casts Bin Laden Tribute Get It Done Bravery And Courage Counter Terrorism

Author:Dick Cheney

“Progress is Providence without God. That is, it is a theory that everything has always perpetually gone right by accident. It is a sort of atheistic optimism, based on an everlasting coincidence far more miraculous than a miracle.”

Gone Progress Theory Optimism Miracle Atheist Accidents Providence Coincidence Everlasting Miraculous Atheistic Without God

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“There are arguments for atheism, and they do not depend, and never did depend, upon science. They are arguable enough, as far as they go, upon a general survey of life; only it happens to be a superficial survey of life.”

Enough Happens Atheism Depends Argument Atheist Superficial Surveys

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“I do not feel any contempt for an atheist, who is often a man limited and constrained by his own logic to a very sad simplification.”

Men Feels Logic Atheist Contempt Very Sad Simplification

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Even in an empire of atheists the dead man is always sacred.”

Men Sacred Atheist Empires Dead Man

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Somehow one can never manage to be an atheist.”

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

Men Opinion Military Timeless Elderly Military Man

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton