The man can neither man, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes …

C. S. Lewis
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The man can neither man, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes to him by pure gift; he might as well regard the sun and moon as his chattels. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1995). The Screwtape Letters, Bantam Classics
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The man can neither man, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes to him by pure gift; he might as well regard the sun and moon as his chattels. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1995). The Screwtape Letters, Bantam Classics

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