A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
G. K. CHESTERTONStick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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Passion makes every detail important.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.
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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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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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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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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
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