Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe 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.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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The past is not what it was.
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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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There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
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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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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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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 golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.
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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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We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
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Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.
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Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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I have known many happy marriages, but never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when incompatibility becomes unquestionable. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible.
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To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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