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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.

G. K. Chesterton

Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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Gratitude Thankful Thinking
The State did not own men so entirely, even when it could send them to the stake, as it sometimes does now where it can send them to the elementary school.
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Education Man School Time
I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.
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Committee Myself Search See
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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Believe End Himself Man Problem Worst
Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.
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God Religion Stupidity Worship
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
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
The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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Difference Exception Movement Philosophy Science
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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Hard Time Perspective Rain Yourself
Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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Believe Faith Impossible Inspirational
Tolerance is a virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.
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Believe People Tolerance Virtue
We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need Reminder
Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.
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Fiction Journalism Life Oneself World
Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Enough Place Removal Yourself
The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Goodness Man Meaning Necessary Time Word
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
G. K. CHESTERTON

Greatness Oneself See Sight Small View

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