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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: May 29
Died: 1936
Died: June 14
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The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.
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of being strong and brave. The strong can not be brave. Only the weak can be brave and yet again, in practice, only those who can be brave can be trusted, in time of doubt, to be strong.
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