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John Jay Chapman Quotes: We cannot hand our faith to one another.... Even in the Middle Ages, when faith was theoretically uniform, it was always practically individual.
         

We cannot hand our faith to one another.... Even in the Middle Ages, when faith was theoretically uniform, it was always practically individual.


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People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.

People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.



All progress is experimental.

All progress is experimental.



The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age.

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age.



Learning is not easy, but hard; culture is severe. The steps to Parnassus are steep and terribly arduous.

Learning is not easy, but hard; culture is severe. The steps to Parnassus are steep and terribly arduous.



Attack another's rights and you destroy your own.

Attack another's rights and you destroy your own.



Nothing is more injurious to the character and to the intellect than the suppression of a generous emotion.

Nothing is more injurious to the character and to the intellect than the suppression of a generous emotion.



Politics is organized hatred, that is unity.

Politics is organized hatred, that is unity.



Too much agreement kills the chat.

Too much agreement kills the chat.



Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.

Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.



Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.





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Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!



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Much unhappiness results from our inability to remember the nice things that happen to us.



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In modern Britain the most dangerous place to be is in your mother's womb. It should be a place of sanctity.

In modern Britain the most dangerous place to be is in your mother's womb. It should be a place of sanctity.



My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.

My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.



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One must steer, not talk.



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