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For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship nothing, we worship anything.

G. K. Chesterton

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
If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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Command Government Man Rule
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
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Art Draw Moral Sketch
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
The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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Heart Mindset Object Open
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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Afraid Himself Man Woman
A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
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Death Flow Live Stream Water
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
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Choice Gratitude Life Yourself
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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Battle Divine Fight God Lose Oneself Perfection
These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.
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Day Expectation Praise Way
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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Eyes Heart Intellectual Road
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
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Enemy Friendship God Ourselves
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
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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Man Understand Window World Yourself

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