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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.

G. K. Chesterton

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A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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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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If there were no God, there would be no atheists.
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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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Division Earth Ourselves People Pride
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.
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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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Modern intelligence won’t accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.
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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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Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man.
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The problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
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