“No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others.”
Bk. II, Ch. 4
Elective Affinities (1809)
“A sensible human once said, "If people knew how much ill-feeling unselfishness occasions, it would not be so often recommended from the pulpit"; and again, "She's the sort of woman who lives for others—you can always tell the others by their hunted expression."”
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Clive Staples Lewis
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The Screwtape Letters
Letter XXVI
The Screwtape Letters (1942)
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