Open Wiki Open WikiOpen InfoG Open InfoGNew Quote New Quote
Quote from Gilbert Keith Chesterton,


"When men have come to the edge of a precipice,
it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards,
and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress."


By:

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (more quotes by Gilbert Keith Chesterton or books by/about Gilbert Keith Chesterton)


(1874-1936) British essayist, critic, poet, and novelist

Source:

Illustrated London News, Nov 8, 1924

Categories:

Prosperity, Responsibility, Skepticism, Trust

Rating:

Get a Quote-A-Day!
Liberty Quotes sent to your mail box.
Email:  More quotes...