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?
G.K. Chesterton
Related When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are ... G. K. CHESTERTON When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are ... GILBERT K. CHESTERTON We used to indulge hopelessly as a family at Christmas. When the children were little, I dressed up ... RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful. WILLIAM FEATHER Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful WILLIAM FEATHER Stockings (at those rates) aren't feasible on our bigger reservoirs. We don't have that many fish. JEFF ROSS Nobody wants to be on food stamps, but when my family lost everything, we were grateful for it. I wa... TAMMY DUCKWORTH We are so grateful, but not many of (those) donations we utilize for our ongoing clients. CHERYL LINBERG The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever. E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن... EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts." "Of course," says Mirren. "But we didn't get the cake, we got glazed ... E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat... E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel. E. LOCKHEART He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark. Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain. Gat, h... E.LOCKHART Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. E. LOCKHART See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be E. LOCKHART We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams. ERIC HOFFER For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among u... STEVE BUYER Are shadows a shadowy reflection of the soul or is it a reflection of who we really are, or possibly... GARY F EVANS... We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning; we're all about the stockings - we even ... DARCEY BUSSELL We are humbled to have been considered for this very prestigious award. We were exceedingly pleased ... ROBIN PEARL We were quite relieved to see the number of people who came out on Saturday. We were very grateful. LINDA MITCHELL It's a lie to think that you are not good enough. It's a lie to think that you are not beautiful. It... DISON ARNIBAL Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts: and no one to thank CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI "Be grateful for those who inspire us to use our talents God has given us, to the best of our abilit... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN I am aware that everyone that exists has a story, and we all exist because that story is important f... ARZELL Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M We must constantly remind ourselves that we are the image and likeness of God SOTONYE ANGA What, the glass is half-full instead of half-empty? Bullshit. What they don't tell you is that regar... T.J. KLUNE For the holiday babies, we put stockings on their beds. LISA KNAPP Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK We are grateful to our customers who, over the past year supported our charitable efforts, and to ou... LUPE RODRIGUEZ Divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle. E. LOCKHART Our culture highlights the desire to always have more, even when we should be grateful for what we h... JEAN CHATZKY Mostly, we went back to people we went to the first time. We were a little embarrassed about it but ... BEV CORTIANA Stockings? Socks! Nobody, we just have them washed. GEORGE HARRISON We were grateful that the NCPA recognized the reporting staff's work in our most important role, tha... BILL MOSS We are all grateful that we were able to contribute in returning the medal to its proper owner. GENE DOBOS I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON If we were nothing here, at least we were children of God. At some far-off point in time, all these ... CALVIN MARSHALL He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there a... KYRA SEDGWICK Life is too short to waste our precious time with stress and frustration. We should concentrate inst... EDIE BAILEY Sometimes I wonder: What are the children thinking? And sometimes I wonder why the hell I'm not ... SAYED KASHUA Never eat anything bigger than your ass. E. LOCKHART We are Sinclairs. Beautiful. Privileged. Damaged. Liar. We live, least in the summertime, on a priva... E. LOCKHART With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become child... TARA BRACH We wanted it more. We train all year, and it showed at the end. Our legs were fresher. We were not g... JEFF WEHLING It was pivotal in making you but you don't remember it. Or do you? Do we understand the events that ... DOUGLAS COUPLAND What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... Air is approximately 21% oxygen, our brains feed off of oxygen. So basically we are all airheads. ANDONI GARCIA Inspired By Beauty In Creation We Are One DANIEL GILMAN We are this fucking stick in the end... DEYTH BANGER We are truly grateful for the thousands of customers worldwide who have supported our company over t... DARRELL WILLIAMS Outside support is absolutely critical to our ability to provide scholarships for the many deserving... CARY ISRAEL When we die our deeds shall be left for humanity to judge & our flesh shall become dust for humanity... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We are here to create, not destroy. VIKTORIJA GRUMBLYTė A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space. ALBERT EINSTEIN We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL Our forefathers were heroes. But why were they heroes? Because they fought for democracy. They fough... YANAN MELO When we got that letter saying we were responsible for the storage areas, we were really, really sur... GINA MORIOKA I am grateful for my father's legacy. I am grateful to have found out who my real friends are. I... GRACE POE When we are grateful for the good we already have, we attract more good into our life. On the other ... MARGARET STORTZ I believe in God, and that He is in control, but we were just praying that we were worthy of the vic... DEBORAH RASHADA “We are grateful those who have given so much in the service of our great country. We need to add ... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN We are grateful to everyone who contributes to the success of this important fundraiser, including t... AMY BAKER Never again are we to look at the stars, as we did when we were children, and wonder how far it is t... JOSEPH E. MCCABE We used to be invited on stage with our father's band to sing that song when we were children, HENRY GARZA They are one of our most significant contributors. We just love them, and we are very grateful. KATHLEEN EMMETT People's interest in glamour and clothes and nylon stockings and all those things were, when I w... COLM TOIBIN We are grateful to Hawaiian Telecom for providing us this unique opportunity to commemorate our cent... DAVID MCCLAIN Our mother is coming home and we are so grateful and thankful. We are pleased that she is able to mo... YOLANDA KING Sometimes we represent our weakness as if it were bad. We don’t think it’s okay to be weak…We ... HENRY CLOUD We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us -... FREDERICK BUECHNER As we experience this love, there is a temptation at times to become hostile to our earlier understa... ROB BELL The most valuable investment we can make is in our children's education. When we make education ... MARTIN O'MALLEY We are very grateful to receive this food from Feed The Children; we feed 125 people everyday, and t... CAROLYN SMITH Gadgets - our houses are filled with them: ones we need, ones we think we need, and others that were... SHEHERAZADE GOLDSMITH You either have the feeling or you don’t. DANIEL HANDLER She is sugar, curiosity, and rain. E. LOCKHART What fun we had, how beautiful we were. E. LOCKHART We are extremely grateful for our collaboration with Aberdeen City Council who have ensured that thi... LESLEY DOUGLAS For the barbarians were not only at our gates but within our skins. We were our own wooden horses, e... SALMAN RUSHDIE I am grateful in a way that can never be adequately expressed in words. To the British soldiers who ... JAMES LONEY Time was running out ... as that water was filling the mine up, we were losing our oxygen, DENNIS HALL Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues... J.D. STROUBE Empathy is a bridge. Our sufferings connect us. Let pain make you softer. AKIROQ BROST Outside... we are just nobody... you could meet me outside... but it doesn't mean that I am DeYtH Ba... DEYTH BANGER Come on... come on... I am waiting for answer... ... Silence doesn't make it... bet... DEYTH BANGER We were running our offense, looking to attack it any chance we get. When we are aggressive and atta... CARA ENRIGHT We have all been guilty of complaining, but God does not look at it as lightly as we may think. Comp... MONICA JOHNSON We are grateful for those who have shared their testimonies. As students, we have to look to see if ... CHRIS GIOVARELLI If our children were to grow up truthful they much be taught by those who had a regard for truth; an... AMY CARMICHAEL We are very grateful for this donation, JUSTIN MURPHY Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who lost loved ones. We're grateful for the suppo... MARSHALL CARLSON We opened just in the nick of time, [and] we were still able to catch a good portion of our Christma... BRENT CURTAIN We need a shift in our message and in our pulpit SUNDAY ADELAJA Critics used to say that ABBA were formulaic or that our songs were rubbish. We never had time for t... BJORN ULVAEUS
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CHESTERTON These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own. G.K. CHESTERTON There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people. G.K. CHESTERTON Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, b... G.K. CHESTERTON There is a limit to human charity," said Lady Outram, trembling all over. "There is," sai... G.K. CHESTERTON He wondered why the pelican was the symbol of charity, except it was that it wanted a good deal of c... G.K. CHESTERTON Charity is the power of defending that which we know to be indefensible. Hope is the power of being ... G.K. CHESTERTON We do not admire, we hardly excuse, the fanatic who wrecks this world for love of the other. But wha... G.K. CHESTERTON Dear Sir: Regarding your article 'What's Wrong with the World?' I am. Yours truly, G.K. CHESTERTON There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions. G.K. CHESTERTON We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practica... G.K. CHESTERTON He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's wha... G.K. CHESTERTON If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. G.K. CHESTERTON The first two facts which a healthy boy or girl feels about sex are these: first that it is beautifu... G.K. CHESTERTON I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles. G.K. CHESTERTON My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperat... G.K. CHESTERTON The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid. G.K. CHESTERTON Can you not see, […] that fairy tales in their essence are quite solid and straightforward; but th... G.K. CHESTERTON the things common to all men are more important than the things peculiar to any men. Ordinary things... G.K. CHESTERTON The pessimists believe that the cosmos is a clock that is running down; the progressives believe it ... G.K. CHESTERTON