When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

Quote by G K Chesterton

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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him for...

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying...

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

I am not so much inclined to wonder that marriage is sometimes unhappy, as that...

Inertia accounts for two-thirds of marriages. But love accounts for the other third.

Inertia accounts for two-thirds of marriages. But love accounts for the other third.