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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.

G. K. Chesterton

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Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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Ignorance Language Meaning Reference Word
We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need Reminder
When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
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Atheist Believe Choice God Man Mindset
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
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Art Draw Moral Sketch
It is always the secure who are humble.
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Humble One Liner Security
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven’s name to what?
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Belief Difficult God Heaven Himself
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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God Life Man Sunset Touch Woman Work
Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
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Avoid Goodness Requirement Virtue Wife Woman Yourself
For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.
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Existence God Refuse Worship
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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Children Dragon Existence Fairy Tale Fantasy Inspirational Kill
Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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Complex Issues Moral Principle Terrible
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
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Deep Desire Enough Philosophy
We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Boat Sick Togetherness
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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Argument Judgement Mad Man Worst Yourself
But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.
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Abolishment Believe Criticism God Government Truth

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