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Every man is important if he loses his lifeand every man is funny if he loses his hat and has to run after it.
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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Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.
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Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.
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A naked moon stood in a naked sky.
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A tragedy means always a mans struggle with that which is stronger than man.
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The eagle has no liberty he only has loneliness.
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A good Moslem king was one who was strict in religion, valiant in battle, just in giving judgment among his people, but not one who had the slightest objection in international matters to removing his neighbour's landmark.
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Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags.
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. . . For friendship implies individuality whereas comradeship really implies the temporary subordination, if not the temporary swamping of individuality. Friends are the better for being two but comrades are the better for being two million.
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