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.
G. K. CHESTERTONAnd when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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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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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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Stick 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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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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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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The past is not what it was.
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Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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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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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Exactly at the instant when hope ceases to be reasonable it begins to be useful.
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We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
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