Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lu…

C. S. Lewis
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Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead. ✨ 1942 The Screwtape Letters, no.15.
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