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Quote by G.K. Chesterton
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our sto

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

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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. – G.K. Chesterton

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The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mothers hand making sure I was settled in bed. – Paul Engle

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The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year. – Johnny Vegas

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I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn. – Muddy Waters

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