And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
G. K. CHESTERTONThere are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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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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Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man.
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The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
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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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The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Stick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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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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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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When a woman puts up her fists to a man she is putting herself in the only posture in which he is not afraid of her.
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The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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