Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
G. K. CHESTERTONAngels 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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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
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O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
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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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We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
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Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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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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It is always the secure who are humble.
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