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Annie Dillard: There is no...

Annie Dillard: There is no...

There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by.

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Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

I prefer thought to action, an idea to an event, reflection to activity.

Source: In...

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Mark Twain: To stop smoking...

Mark Twain: To stop smoking...

To stop smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know; I've done it a thousand...

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G K Chesterton: The modern world...

G K Chesterton: The modern world...

The modern world . . . has no notion except that of simplifying something by destroying nearly...

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G K Chesterton: I want to...

G K Chesterton: I want to...

I want to reassure you I am not this size, really - dear me no, I'm being amplified by the...

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G K Chesterton: Literature and fiction...

G K Chesterton: Literature and fiction...

Literature and fiction are two entirely different things. Literature is a luxury; fiction is a...

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G K Chesterton: We ought to...

G K Chesterton: We ought to...

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

Source:...

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G K Chesterton: A man who...

G K Chesterton: A man who...

A man who has faith must be prepared not only to be a martyr, but to be a fool.

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G K Chesterton: Tradition does not...

G K Chesterton: Tradition does not...

Tradition does not mean the living are dead, but that the dead are living.

Source:...

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G K Chesterton: There are no...

G K Chesterton: There are no...

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

Source: In Webster's...

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G K Chesterton: Mr Shaw is...

G K Chesterton: Mr Shaw is...

Mr Shaw is (I suspect) the only man on earth who has never written any poetry.

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G K Chesterton: Every politician is...

G K Chesterton: Every politician is...

Every politician is emphatically a promising politician.

Source: The Secret of...

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G K Chesterton: The one stream...

G K Chesterton: The one stream...

The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang.

Source: The...

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G K Chesterton: With monstrous head...

G K Chesterton: With monstrous head...

With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all...

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G K Chesterton: The whole object...

G K Chesterton: The whole object...

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a...

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G K Chesterton: Those thinkers who...

G K Chesterton: Those thinkers who...

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient for...

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E B White: There's no limit...

E B White: There's no limit...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to...

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Winston Churchill: A hopeful disposition...

Winston Churchill: A hopeful disposition...

A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet.

Source:...

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Winston Churchill: History will be...

Winston Churchill: History will be...

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things...

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Winston Churchill: From now on,...

Winston Churchill: From now on,...

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not...

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