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The proper motto is not Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be cl

The proper motto is not Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever, but Be good sweet maid, and dont forget that this involves being as clever as you can. God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than any other slackers. – C.S. Lewis

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Our prayers for others flow more easily than those for ourselves. This shows we are made to live by charity. – C.S. Lewis

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It is only when you are asked to believe in Reason coming from non-reason that you must cry Halt. Human minds. They do not come from nowhere. – C.S. Lewis

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We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. – C.S. Lewis

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