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The common idea [is] that mathematics is a dull subject whereas the testimony of all those who have any dealings with it shows that it is one of the most thrilling and tantalising and enchanting subjects in the world.

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The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

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Men rush towards complexity, but they yearn towards simplicity. They try to be kings; but they dream of being shepherds.

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One can hardly think too little of one's self. One can hardly think too much of one's soul.

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G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton
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Born: May 29, 1874
Died: June 14, 1936 (aged 62)
Bio: Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist.
Known for:
  1. Orthodoxy (1908)
  2. The Man Who Was Thursday (1908)
  3. The Everlasting Man (1925)
  4. Manalive (1912)
  5. What's Wrong With the World (1910)
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