The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
G. K. CHESTERTONThere is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.
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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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To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem”.
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The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.
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The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.
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