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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.

G. K. Chesterton

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
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Hang Politics Terrible
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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God Man Riddle Satisfaction Solution
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
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Adventure Right Wrong
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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Deep Desire Enough Philosophy
At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
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Astonishment Brain Life Rise Spiritual Sun
The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
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Day Deep Eyes See
[No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to pay them.
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Inspirational Limitation Money Pay Society
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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Angel Devil Faith Force Forget Fun Gravity Himself Light
Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Double Gratitude Happiness Wonder
Right is Right even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong about it.
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Audience People Right Wrong
CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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Civilization Communication Judgement Speed
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
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
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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Employment Feminism Freedom Husband Ideas Woman
The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
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Happiness Marriage Struggle

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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