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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes: A small artist is content with art; a great artist is content with nothing except everything.
         

A small artist is content with art; a great artist is content with nothing except everything.


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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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Everything and everyone represents at least one brand. Therefore, to brand or not to brand is not even a question.



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When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith.

When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith.



I prefer to be hated than be false and fool people.

I prefer to be hated than be false and fool people.



Looking at her, bedraggled and beaten, some might have seen weakness. He saw strength, determination, and a will no one could crush.

Looking at her, bedraggled and beaten, some might have seen weakness. He saw strength, determination, and a will no one could crush.



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One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.




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