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.
G. K. CHESTERTONA really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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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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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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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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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.
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We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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The past is not what it was.
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One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
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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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Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
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Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.
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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 real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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