The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever …

C. S. Lewis
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The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.120, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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