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?
G. K. CHESTERTONWhen it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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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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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right.
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When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven’s name to what?
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Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
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Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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America is the only country ever founded on a creed.
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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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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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The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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