The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
G. K. CHESTERTONScience must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
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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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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
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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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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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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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