I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
G. K. CHESTERTONWe’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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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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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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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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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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The past is not what it was.
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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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The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
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The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.
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