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The past is not what it was.

G. K. Chesterton

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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Fiction Journalism Life Oneself World
Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Ourselves Philosophy Phone Science Talk
I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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Action God Knowledge Myself Practice
All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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Inspirational Man Ordinary Value Worth
Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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Acceptance Agreement Authority Funny Intelligence
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Boat Sick Togetherness
We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
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Deep Media Silence Validation
I have known many happy marriages, but never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when incompatibility becomes unquestionable. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible.
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Compatible Fight Happiness Man Marriage Survival Woman
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
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Fear God Man Scare Thinking
Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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Gratitude Thankful Thinking
Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Double Gratitude Happiness Wonder
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
The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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Heart Mindset Object Open
Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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Hope Seem
There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.
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Business Difference Ideal State System

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