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I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

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The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Christianity Quotes,
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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.

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How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
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Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more

Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Tolerance Quotes,
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Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of read more

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Youth Quotes,
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The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS read more

The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS employees, whose idea of a dynamite tax tip is that you should print neatly. If you ask them a real tax question, such as how you can cheat, they're useless. So, for guidance, you want to look to big business. Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes...

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Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Bigotry Quotes,
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