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Quote About Middle-Age Monotony – C. S. Lewis

„The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.“

Clive Staples LewisC. S. Lewis reflects on monotony and spiritual challenges in middle age, whether shaped by prosperity or adversity.
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Clive Staples Lewis was an Irish writer and literary scholar. He taught at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

C. S. Lewis reflects on how monotony and life’s difficulties in middle age can become a spiritual challenge.


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C. S. Lewis quote about middle-age monotony and life's long, dull years

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was an Anglo-Irish writer, literary scholar, and theologian. He is renowned for his works of Christian apologetics and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. Lewis taught literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later at the University of Cambridge. His influence extends to modern fantasy literature and Christian philosophy.

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