--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: My friends, let us try to follow the…" description: "\"My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let us remember all day long what it is to be men; that it is to have every one whom we meet for ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/charles-kingsley-1896_be-a-man_my-friends-let-us-try-to-follow-the-savi_59564.jpg" --- # My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let… ![“My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let us remember all day long what it is to be men; that it is to have every one whom we meet for our brother in the sight of God; that it is this, never to meet anyone, however bad he may be, for whom we cannot say: "Christ died for that man…” quote by Charles Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/charles-kingsley-1896_be-a-man_my-friends-let-us-try-to-follow-the-savi_59564.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/charles-kingsley-1896_be-a-man_my-friends-let-us-try-to-follow-the-savi_59564.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/charles-kingsley-1896_be-a-man_my-friends-let-us-try-to-follow-the-savi_59564.jpg) > “My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let us remember all day long what it is to be men; that it is to have every one whom we meet for our brother in the sight of God; that it is this, never to meet anyone, however bad he may be, for whom we cannot say: "Christ died for that man, and Christ cares for him still. He is precious in God's eyes, and he shall be precious in mine also".” [Charles Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kingsley/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A call to emulate Christ by seeing every person as a brother, extending compassion and recognizing each individual's worth before God. **In simple terms:** See all as brothers, love unconditionally. Key Takeaway Every person is precious to God and to us. 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