Gilbert K. Chesterton Accepting Quotations

Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel.

The believers in miracles accept them (rightly or wrongly) because they have evidence for them. The disbelievers in miracles deny them (rightly or wrongly) because they have a doctrine against them.

Modern intelligence won't accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.

...It's natural to believe in the supernatural. It never feels natural to accept only natural things.