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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. \u2014Gilbert K. Chesterton<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWhen it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. \u2014 G. K. Chesterton<\/a>\n

You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. \u2014 G. K. Chesterton<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"