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A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true.
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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If the apple hit Newton’s nose, Newton’s nose hit the apple.
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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
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