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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton 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.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton The test of happiness is gratitude.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton
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To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together. Humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.
William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth Whenever fortune wishes to joke, she lifts people from what is humble to the highest extremity of affairs.
JuvenalJuvenal I’ve been told my voice is weird my whole life but now I’m Grammy Nominated with Platinum and Gold songs. Just believe in yourself, stay humble, and be a good person.
GiveonGiveon I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
Henry KissingerHenry Kissinger I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
Major Dick WintersMajor Dick Winters Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
Major Dick WintersMajor Dick Winters Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink Only when we start to distinguish reality from fantasy that we can humbly, with eyes wide open, forge loving and sustainable connections with others.
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