G. K. Chesterton on hope
G. K. Chesterton128 quotes“Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton 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.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The test of happiness is gratitude.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton 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.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll Yesterday is but a dream. Tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Jay ShettyJay Shetty There is no issue that one cannot overcome. All problems have a solution!
Shahrukh KhanShahrukh Khan Being a father has been, my greatest source of pride, humility, inspiration & even achievement. It has taught me to choose innocent honesty over smarts.
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John KeatsJohn Keats I hope the world never steals us from ourselves.
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