The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
G. K. CHESTERTONWhen belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven’s name to what?
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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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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
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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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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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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.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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