""Don't bother too much about your feelings. When……" — C.S. Lewis
""Don't bother too much about your feelings. When they are humble, loving, brave, give thanks for them; when they are conceited, selfish, cowardly, ask to have them altered. In neither case are they you, but only a thing that happens to you. What matters is your intentions and your behavior"
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1,827 Quotes by C.S. Lewis
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