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It is always the secure who are humble.

G. K. Chesterton

Stick 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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Man Understand Window World Yourself
Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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Discipline Fear Happiness Promise Trouble Weird
A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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Destruction Society Transition
The past is not what it was.
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One Liner Past
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
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Fear God Man Scare Thinking
There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.
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Call Hate Love Religion Secularism
America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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Build Country Foundation Religion
God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.
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Deep God Religious Sun Yourself
Passion makes every detail important.
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Detail Important Passion
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
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Mystery Poet Silence Subject
It is always the secure who are humble.
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Humble One Liner Security
When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Beginning Dignity Human Ignorance People
We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
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Earth Exception Nature Wonder
For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.
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Existence God Refuse Worship
Those who leave the tradition of truth do not escape into something which we call Freedom. They only escape into something else, which we call Fashion.
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Call Escape Fashion Leaving Tradition
I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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Action God Knowledge Myself Practice

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