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The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.

G. K. Chesterton

The test of happiness is gratitude.
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Gratitude Happiness Test
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
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.
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Affair Love Religion Theory
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
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Adventure Right Wrong
If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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Command Government Man Rule
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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God Life Man Sunset Touch Woman Work
CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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Civilization Communication Judgement Speed
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
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Around Death Democracy Tradition Vote Walk
The past is not what it was.
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One Liner Past
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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Greatness Oneself See Sight Small View
You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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Problem See Solution Yourself
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
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
Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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Grace Grant Gratitude
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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Angel Devil Faith Force Forget Fun Gravity Himself Light
It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
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Employment Feminism Freedom Husband Ideas Woman

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