Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes About Dignity
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The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.
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I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.
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The whole curse of the last century has been what is called the Swing of the Pendulum; that is, the idea that Man must go alternately from one extreme to the other. It is a shameful and even shocking fancy; it is the denial of the whole dignity of the mankind. When Man is alive he stands still. It is only when he is dead that he swings.
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Hell is God's great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.
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The humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together. Their top-heavy dignity is more touching than any humility; their solemnity gives us more hope for all things than a thousand carnivals of optimism; their large and lustrous eyes seem to hold all the stars in their astonishment; their fascinating absence of nose seems to give to us the most perfect hint of the humour that awaits us in the kingdom of heaven.
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We are passing into a social phase in which unless a heroic effort is made for human dignity and freedom, gold will be the sole method of government and therefore the sole standard of manners.
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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Americans are a very backward people, with all the real virtues of a backward people; the patriarchal simplicity and human dignity of a democracy, and a respect for labor uncorrupted by cynicism.
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Humour is meant, in a literal sense, to make game of man; that is, to dethrone him from his official dignity and hunt him like game.
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