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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.

G. K. Chesterton

Those who leave the tradition of truth do not escape into something which we call Freedom. They only escape into something else, which we call Fashion.
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Call Escape Fashion Leaving Tradition
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
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
A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.
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Courage Face Himself Ideas Person Wisdom
Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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Complex Issues Moral Principle Terrible
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
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
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Hope Inspirational Magic Miracle
If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
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Atheist Deep God Perspective
The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
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Age Forget Gold Man
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Day Expectation Praise Way
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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Faith Forgiveness Hope Love Sorry
The test of happiness is gratitude.
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Gratitude Happiness Test
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
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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Difference Disguise Ignorance Name Partial
I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right.
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Myself Religion Right Thinking Wrong

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