The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
G. K. CHESTERTONScience must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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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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You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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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”.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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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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Tolerance is a virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
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No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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