You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
G. K. CHESTERTONAgnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.
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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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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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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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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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To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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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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The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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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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