All C.S. Lewis Quotes
- I never fully understood it till my friend Professor Tolkien asked me the very simple question, 'What class of men would you expect to be… Answer
- If we are any good we must always be working towards the moment at which our Pupils are fit to become our Critics & Rivals Any
- Jesus produced mainly three effects: hatred, terror, adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval. Adoration
- You do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but you have lost love because you never attempted obedience. Attempted
- ..(T)here are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of… Advice
- When an artist is in the strict sense working, he of course takes into account the existing tastes, interests and capacity of his audience. These… Account
- All your life an unattainable ecstasy has hovered just beyond the grasp of your consciousness. All
- The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks Behind
- Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. Homemaking
- A woman means by Unselfishness chiefly taking trouble for others; a man means not giving trouble to others...thus, while the woman thinks of doing good… Any
- The New Testament does not envisage solitary religion; regular assembly for worship is everywhere in the epistles. Assembly
- Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State's honey and avoiding the sting? Any
- Don't worry. If you really want to, you will Whether you'll like it when you do is another question. Another Question
- I am a product of endless books. My father bought all the books he read and never got rid of any of them. There were… Afternoon
- Could one start a Stagnation Party-which at General Elections would boast that during its term of office no event of the least importance had taken… Boast
- Those who have nothing can share nothing; those who are going nowhere can have no fellow-travellers. Fellow
- You will not find the warrior, the poet, the philosopher or the Christian by staring into his eyes as if he were your mistress: better… Argue
- The central Christian belief is that Christ's death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start. Theories as to how… Agreed
- The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a… All
- We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is… Blindness
- But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves. Age
- One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her… All
- Unless the religious claims of the Bible are again acknowledged, its literary claims will, I think, be given only 'mouth honour' and that decreasingly. Acknowledged
- Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal. Deal
- For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality. For magic and applied science alike the… Alike