C. S. Lewis on evil
C. S. Lewis93 quotes“We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.”
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C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis The death of a beloved is an amputation.
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C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less.
C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis In such a fearful world, we need a fearless church.
C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
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