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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.

G. K. Chesterton

Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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Children Dragon Existence Fairy Tale Fantasy Inspirational Kill
America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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Build Country Foundation Religion
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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Division Earth Ourselves People Pride
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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Hard Time Perspective Rain Yourself
A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Oneself Person
The past is not what it was.
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One Liner Past
Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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Grace Grant Gratitude
If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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Argument Judgement Mad Man Worst Yourself
For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.
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Existence God Refuse Worship
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
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Children Gratitude Ourselves Time
The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.
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Battle Divine Fight God Lose Oneself Perfection
I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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Believe Cleaning Perspective Water
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
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Determination Lose Mindset Success Thinking Yourself
Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.
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God Religion Stupidity Worship
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
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Mystery Poet Silence Subject

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