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No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.

G. K. Chesterton

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
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Lost Love Realization
The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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Heart Mindset Object Open
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
You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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Problem See Solution Yourself
The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.
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Man Philosophy Secret Understand
We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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Boat Each Other Loyalty Terrible
We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Boat Sick Togetherness
Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Handle Serious Under
A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Oneself Person
The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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Choice Darkness Issues Light Side
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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Fear God Man Scare Thinking
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
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
Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.
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God Religion Stupidity Worship
There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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Difference Hear Listening
When a woman puts up her fists to a man she is putting herself in the only posture in which he is not afraid of her.
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Afraid Himself Man Woman

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