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Gilbert Keith Chesterton called himself a "pagan" at 12 and was agnostic by 16. He then developed a personal, positive philosophy that turned out to be orthodox Christianity. First published in 1908, when he was 35, this intellectual and spiritual autobiography combines simplicity with... read more

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Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true.

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  1. G. K. Chesterton (Author)
 

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