The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably fr…

C. S. Lewis
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The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably from the whole cast of the author's mind. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2002). Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories, p.45, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably from the whole cast of the author's mind. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2002). Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories, p.45, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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