Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
G. K. CHESTERTONIf men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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The things we see every day are the things we never see at all.
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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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The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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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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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Passion makes every detail important.
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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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The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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