It has often been said, very truly, that religion is the thing that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary man feel ordinary.

G.K. Chesterton

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Religion

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. Charles Dickens: A Critical Study. Dodd Mead & Company, 1906, ch. 1.

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