You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
G. K. CHESTERTONAgnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven’s name to what?
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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Tolerance is a virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.
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Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.
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The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
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There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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