It is always the secure who are humble.
G. K. CHESTERTONThe issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.
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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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The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth.
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It is absurd for the Evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything.
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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 test of happiness is gratitude.
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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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You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
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Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.
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