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The Everlasting Man
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"The Everlasting Man" Quotes

A philosophical exploration of the human story and the uniqueness of Christianity.

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The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.

G.K. Chesterton

faithchristianity

The truth is that irreligion is the opium of the people.

G.K. Chesterton

religionirreligion

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.

G.K. Chesterton

lovecompassion

The Christian is quite free to believe that there is a considerable amount of settled order and inevitable development in the universe.

G.K. Chesterton

faithchristianity

A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.

G.K. Chesterton

lifeadversity

A good man knows he is not good enough; a great man will make himself better.

G.K. Chesterton

self-improvementgreatness

The modern world is filled with men who hold dogmas so strongly that they do not even know that they are dogmas.

G.K. Chesterton

beliefmodern world