I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONOriginal sin is the only doctrine that’s been empirically validated by 2,000 years of human history.
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There is no better test of a man’s ultimate chivalry and integrity than how he behaves when he is wrong… A stiff apology is a second insult.
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One must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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Modern toleration is really a tyranny. It is a tyranny because it is a silence.
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There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.
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All government is an ugly necessity.
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At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this sunrise of wonder.
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Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.
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I never could see anything wrong in sensationalism; and I am sure our society is suffering more from secrecy than from flamboyant revelations.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.
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When giving treats to friends or children, give them what they like, emphatically not what is good for them.
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There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner.
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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
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