Chesterton calls humility the mother of giants, letting great views arise from low places. He claims that anything worth doing is worth doing badly, so effort matters more than perfection. He also suggests that joy is fundamental to being truly human, while grief is only a surface feeling.
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.
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