Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.
G. K. CHESTERTONVariability 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”.
More G. K. Chesterton Quotes
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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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The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle.
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One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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Faith means believing the unbelievable.
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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
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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 object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
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A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.
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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.
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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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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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