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It is better to speak wisdom foolishly like the saints than to speak folly wisely like the deans.
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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Pride juggles with her toppling towers, They strike the sun and cease, But the firm feet of humility They grip the ground like trees.
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If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not.
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The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
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