I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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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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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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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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[No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to pay them.
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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
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A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.
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An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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