Delight Quote by C. S. Lewis

“God loves us NOT because we're lovable, because He is love. Not because He needs to receive, because He delights to give.”

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I#pray because the need flows out of me all the time-walking and sleeping. It does not change # God - it changes me.

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All the world's bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.

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Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first.

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