Quotes about Paradox

Our exceptionalness is not for us but for others. That is the paradox at the heart of who we are. So what makes us different has nothing to do with jingoism and nationalistic chest beating. If we have ever been great, it is only because we have been good. If we have ever been great, it is only because we have longed to help make others great too. That earnest humility and generosity must be attended to.

There are Chestertonian aphorisms too: "Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued".

Thus," he said, "the Christian message is basically amoral and irreligious, paradoxical as that may sound".

Sometimes the curses of the godless sound better than the hallelujahs of the pious."

Christians were free, but he also made it clear that their freedom made them duty-bound to behave well toward others. Christian truth was eleven parts paradox out of ten. This was its essentially mysterious and glorious nature.

She loved him whatever that meant but love was not an eternal thing like hatred and disgust.

It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous.

There was never a wise saying that couldn't be made wiser by adding the words, "and vice-versa."

Science can never solve one problem without raising ten more problems.

There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.

Religion believes in miracles, but these aren't compatible with science.

We wept when we were born though all around us smiled; so shall we smile when we die while all around us weep.