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.

quote about humility

C.S. Lewis

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2691 “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
1226 Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination
383 The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person
1248 The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time
2254 “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis

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