CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
G. K. CHESTERTONStick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.
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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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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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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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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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The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
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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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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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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 it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.
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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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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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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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