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.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe 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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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
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No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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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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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.
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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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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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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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The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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