The Keys of the Kingdom Quotes

“Hell is that state where one has ceased to hope.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“Christ preached everlasting love. He preached the brotherhood of man. He did not climb the mountain and shout, ‘Kill! Kill! Go forth in hatred and plunge a bayonet into thy brother’s belly!’ It isn’t his voice that resounds in the churches and high cathedrals of Christendom today—but the voice of timeservers and cowards.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“A goodness of a religion is best valued by a goodness of it's followers”
― Cronin, A.J., The Keys of the Kingdom

“...mercy and tolerance-with these two virtues,how wonderful Your land would have been!”
― Cronin, A.J., The Keys of the Kingdom

“Surely, sir, creed is such an accident of birth God can’t set an exclusive value on it.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“A man must think about battles, which he conquers alone, as well as the invisible victories. Instead, he thinks only about visible defeats.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“...don't forget that a chicken cannot teach the hen.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“An adder, which feeds within the chests, shall one day bite those chests.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“There are many religions, reason is one, we are all brothers”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom

“Gentlemen act how they should, the rest have to.”
― A.J. Cronin, The Keys of the Kingdom