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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes: The prophet and the quack are alike admired for a generation, and admired for the wrong reasons.
         

The prophet and the quack are alike admired for a generation, and admired for the wrong reasons.


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Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.

Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.



God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.

God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.



Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.

Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.



Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.



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

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



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.

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.



A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.

A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.



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?

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?



It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.



But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.

But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.





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People are always relying on another, i always feel more comfortable alone. Art knows my pain, its not just a desire to paint, a hobby to distract me from living my truth, it is my truth.

People are always relying on another, i always feel more comfortable alone. Art knows my pain, its not just a desire to paint, a hobby to distract me from living my truth, it is my truth.



Nothing succeeds like success. Kill me now.

Nothing succeeds like success. Kill me now.



Sometimes you need to be a little selfish because kindness is seldom appreciated.

Sometimes you need to be a little selfish because kindness is seldom appreciated.



In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.



Walking the streets of New York, a lot of people are cheering me on. It feels good.

Walking the streets of New York, a lot of people are cheering me on. It feels good.



You teacher, teach your pupils freedom in thought and deed, honesty in thought and deed, and tolerance in thought and deed.

You teacher, teach your pupils freedom in thought and deed, honesty in thought and deed, and tolerance in thought and deed.



I'm very honest and I know where I am. If you look at the table and the games we have got left to win, we need a miracle.

I'm very honest and I know where I am. If you look at the table and the games we have got left to win, we need a miracle.



Thank you industrialization. Thank you steel mill. Thank you power station. And thank you chemical processing industry that gave us time to read books.

Thank you industrialization. Thank you steel mill. Thank you power station. And thank you chemical processing industry that gave us time to read books.



Mind is a door that leads you outside in the world; meditation is the door that leads you to your interiority - to the very innermost shrine of your being.

Mind is a door that leads you outside in the world; meditation is the door that leads you to your interiority - to the very innermost shrine of your being.



The state is captive to vested interests.

The state is captive to vested interests.




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