No man who says, 'I'm as good as you,' believes it. He would not say i…

C. S. Lewis
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No man who says, 'I'm as good as you,' believes it. He would not say it if he did. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.55, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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No man who says, 'I'm as good as you,' believes it. He would not say it if he did. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.55, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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