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There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

~Gilbert K. Chesterton

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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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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

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The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

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Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

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Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

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The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

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A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

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If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: May 29th, 1874

Died: June 14th, 1936

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