Who said “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing…”?

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C. S. Lewis. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Screwtape Letters (1942), Letter XXIX

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“Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.”
— C. S. Lewis
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Lewis, C. S. (n.d.). Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4830-courage-is-not-simply-one-of-the-virtues/

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Lewis, C. S. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4830-courage-is-not-simply-one-of-the-virtues/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Lewis, C. S. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4830-courage-is-not-simply-one-of-the-virtues/.

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