"I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into
praise unless (sometimes even if) shyness or the fear of boring others
is deliberately brought in to check it. The world rings with
praise--lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet,
walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite
game--praise of weather, wines, dishes...I had never noticed how the
humblest, and at the same time most balanced and capacious, minds
praised most, while the cranks, misfits and malcontents praised
least...except where intolerably adverse circumstances interfere, praise
almost seems to be inner health made audible." (c.s. lewis, reflections on the psalms)
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