C. S. Lewis quote: A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the ...

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

~ C. S. Lewis ~

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