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Proper Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- A noble hunger, long unsatisfied, met at last its proper food.
- The proper rewards are not simply tacked on to the activity for which they are given, but are the activity itself in consummation.
- The proper motto is not Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever, but Be good sweet maid, and don't forget that this…
- All names will soon be restored to their proper owners.
- The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift.
- The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender's inability to forget himself in the rite,…
- The proper good of a creature is to surrender itself to its Creator—to enact intellectually, volitionally, and emotionally, that relationship which is given in the…
- The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gifts...Thus a heavy task is laid…
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- Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we… — Joseph Addison
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