The past is not what it was.
G. K. CHESTERTONAll men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
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The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
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The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
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The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities – and found no statues of Committees.
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No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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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 it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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