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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.

G. K. Chesterton

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
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Deep Desire Enough Philosophy
It is absurd for the Evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything.
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Complain Evolution Pretend Thinking Weird
Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Ourselves Philosophy Phone Science Talk
America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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Build Country Foundation Religion
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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Fiction Journalism Life Oneself World
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Man Reality
Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.
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Champion Enemy Evil Man
It is always the secure who are humble.
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Humble One Liner Security
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
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Choice Gratitude Life Yourself
I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right.
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Myself Religion Right Thinking Wrong
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
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Mystery Poet Silence Subject
Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
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Failure Home Success Work Worth
No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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Break Command Himself Man Religious
The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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Goodness Man Meaning Necessary Time Word
We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Boat Sick Togetherness
A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
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Death Flow Live Stream Water
Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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Complex Issues Moral Principle Terrible
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Brain Fall Open Minded Stupidity Yourself
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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Destiny Greatness Humanity Nation Ordinary Story
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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Belief Difficult God Heaven Himself
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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Business Difference Ideal State System
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
Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man.
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Duty High Man Responsibility Time
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Day Expectation Praise Way
When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Beginning Dignity Human Ignorance People

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