The scientific facts, which were supposed to contradict the faith in the nineteenth century, are nearly all of them regarded as unscientific fictions in the twentieth century.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTONVery few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.
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It is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer.
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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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We’re all in the same boat, and we’re all seasick.
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Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue.
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The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
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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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Paradox – Truth standing on her head to get attention.
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There are some desires that are not desirable.
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There cannot be a nation of millionaires, and there never has been a nation of Utopian comrades; but there have been any number of nations of tolerably contented peasants.
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.
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Eugenics asserts that all men must be so stupid that they cannot manage their own affairs; and also so clever that they can manage each other’s.
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Daybreak is a never-ending glory; getting out of bed is a never ending nuisance.
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The test of happiness is gratitude.
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There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one.
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