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“The human mind is generally far more eager to praise and dispraise than to describe and define. It wants to make every distinction a distinction of value; hence those fatal critics who can never point out the differing quality of two poets with¬ out putting them in an order of preference as if they were candidates for a prize.”

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Book:The Four Loves
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The Four Loves

C.S. Lewis delves into the complexities of love, offering a theological and philosophical analysis of its various forms and their impact on human life. more

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