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

G.K. Chesterton

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Topic

Christianity

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

The Unfinished Temple What's Wrong with the World

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "What's Wrong with the World." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton. Vol. 4, Ignatius Press, 1987, pt. 1. Originally published by Cassell, 1910, pt. 1.

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Life does not consist mainly—or even largely—of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one's head.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain's Autobiography

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Topic
Inner life Thoughts

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Mark Twain
Source
Mark Twain's Autobiography
Medium
Speech
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1910 1910s 20th century
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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Autobiography. Vol. 1, Harper & Brothers, 1924.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "New York, January 10, 1906." Autobiography of Mark Twain, edited by Harriet E. Smith, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael Barry Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Diane Myrick, and Robert Hirst. Vol. 1, University of California Press, 2010.