Quotes of Gilbert K. Chesterton

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A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

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- Leo Tolstoy

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