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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.

G. K. Chesterton

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
There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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Interest Mindset People
The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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Mom Nature Ourselves Relationship Religion Sister
Exactly at the instant when hope ceases to be reasonable it begins to be useful.
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Beginning Hope Reason
Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Handle Serious Under
God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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Deep God Goodness Religious Symbol
If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
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Atheist Deep God Perspective
Stick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.
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Man Understand Window World Yourself
O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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Division Earth Ourselves People Pride
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Brain Fall Open Minded Stupidity Yourself
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
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Cosmos Ego Stardom Understand
A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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Construction Creation Existence Love
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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Afraid Corruption Coward Devil Fake God Spiritual Stupidity
When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
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Atheist Believe Choice God Man Mindset
A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Feeling Greatness Oneself Person
The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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Difference Exception Movement Philosophy Science

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