#only

A man is not primarily a witness against something. That is only incidental to the fact that he is a witness for something. ↗

— Whittaker Chambers

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Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

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A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it feels good. ↗

— John Chancellor

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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#clearness #exult #invisibility #love #obscurity

The only defensible war is a war of defense. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Blunders, no, only friendship binds us to honesty - attracting crypts of mushrooms in the wake of our snowboards. ↗

— Bradley Chicho

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