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Every time a man knocks on a brothel door, he is really knocking for God
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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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.
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The average woman is at the head of something with which she can do as she likes the average man has to obey orders and do nothing else.
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Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.
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