We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe 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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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
G. K. CHESTERTONAll men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
G. K. CHESTERTONA society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
G. K. CHESTERTONWhen people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
G. K. CHESTERTONA dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
G. K. CHESTERTONThanks are the highest form of thought.
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Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
G. K. CHESTERTONWithout education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
G. K. CHESTERTONImpartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
G. K. CHESTERTONVariability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
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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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Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
G. K. CHESTERTONWhenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe test of happiness is gratitude.
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I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.
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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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