A Quote by C. S. Lewis

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.

C. S. Lewis

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Change Continuity Growth Mere Synthesis

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C. S. Lewis
British - Writer
November 29, 1898 - November 22, 1963

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Vita Sackville-West

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Max de Pree

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