Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.
G. K. CHESTERTONLying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
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All men are ordinary men; the extraordinary men are those who know it.
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Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant.
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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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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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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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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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I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.
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Thanks are the highest form of thought.
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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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Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place.
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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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Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles.
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