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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

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
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
Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
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Failure Home Success Work Worth
The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
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Day Deep Eyes See
Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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Acceptance Agreement Authority Funny Intelligence
Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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Believe Faith Impossible Inspirational
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
The past is not what it was.
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One Liner Past
Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
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Enough Place Removal Yourself
Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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Double Grief Happiness Joy Marriage Ourselves
We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Boat Sick Togetherness
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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Division Earth Ourselves People Pride
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
Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
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Dangerous Death Education Horrible People Serious
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
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Lost Love Realization
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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Greatness Oneself See Sight Small View

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