It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
G. K. CHESTERTONWhen 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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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
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The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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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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Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
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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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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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It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
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God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.
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