All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
G. K. CHESTERTONDoing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man.
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Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.
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There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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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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If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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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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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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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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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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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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