A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility. ✨ C.…

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A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.116, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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