Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepte…

C. S. Lewis
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Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works, p.39, Harper Collins
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Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works, p.39, Harper Collins

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