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The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.

G. K. Chesterton

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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
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CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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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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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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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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The problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
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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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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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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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These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
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