I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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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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The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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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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The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister.
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A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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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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The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really this proposition: that nature is our mother. Unfortunately, if you regard Nature as a mother, you discover she is a step-mother.
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There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.
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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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