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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.

G. K. Chesterton

Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Handle Serious Under
Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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Double Grief Happiness Joy Marriage Ourselves
Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
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Failure Home Success Work Worth
It is absurd for the Evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything.
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Complain Evolution Pretend Thinking Weird
The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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Destiny Greatness Humanity Nation Ordinary Story
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Choice Gratitude Life Yourself
CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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Civilization Communication Judgement Speed
The past is not what it was.
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One Liner Past
A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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Construction Creation Existence Love
America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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Build Country Foundation Religion
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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Angel Devil Faith Force Forget Fun Gravity Himself Light
You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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Problem See Solution Yourself
A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
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Death Flow Live Stream Water
Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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Destruction Silence Tolerance
The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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Goodness Man Meaning Necessary Time Word
The test of happiness is gratitude.
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Gratitude Happiness Test

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