A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.Rate it:(0.00 / 0 votes)Say it

Clive Staples Lewis

English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)

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