When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
G. K. CHESTERTONWe do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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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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The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
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There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
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Tolerance is a virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. Never forget that the devil fell by force of gravity. He who has the faith has the fun.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the press… It is not we who silence the press. It is the press who silences us.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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