Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.
G. K. CHESTERTONThere is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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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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It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
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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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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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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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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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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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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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The problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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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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Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
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