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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.

G. K. Chesterton

Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Enough Place Removal Yourself
If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
G. K. CHESTERTON

Command Government Man Rule
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Man Reality
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Hard Time Perspective Rain Yourself
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Choice Gratitude Life Yourself
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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Fight Hate Himself Love Soldier True
We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
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Deep Media Silence Validation
Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Double Gratitude Happiness Wonder
A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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Destruction Society Transition
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
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.
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Establishment Myself Religion Rule Wild
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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Battle Divine Fight God Lose Oneself Perfection
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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Faith Forgiveness Hope Love Sorry
Hell is God’s great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Chance Compliment God Hell Human
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Day Expectation Praise Way
America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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Build Country Foundation Religion

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