All C.S. Lewis Quotes
- As Venus within Eros does not really aim at pleasure, so Eros does not aim at happiness. We may think he does, but when he… Aim
- Look for the valleys, the green places, and fly through them. There will always be a way through. Fly
- One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting every one else… All
- I do not expect old heads on young shoulders. Expect
- The search for a "suitable" church makes the man a critic where God wants him to be a pupil. What he wants from the layman… Any
- Child, that is why all the rest are now a horror to her. That is what happens to those who pluck and eat fruits at… All
- And He [God] and you are two things of such a kind that if you really get into any kind of touch with Him you… All
- You cannot love a fellow creature fully till you love God. Cannot Love
- But what would have been the good?" Aslan said nothing. "You mean," said Lucy rather faintly, "that it would have turned out all right –… All
- Sometimes it is hard not to say, 'God forgive God.' Sometimes it is hard to say so much. But if our faith is true, He… Crucified
- Once when I had remarked on the affection quite often found between cat and dog, my friend replied, "Yes. But I bet no dog would… Affection
- It is very true. But even a traitor may mend. I have known one who did. Inspirational
- A thing may be morally neutral and yet the desire for that thing may be dangerous. Dangerous
- I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning. When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and… Apply
- who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his… Abused
- The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation. Compulsion
- the sweet heavy smell grew very much less. For though the whole fire had not been put out, a good bit of it had, and… All
- In Charn [Jadis] had taken no notice of Polly (till the very end) because Digory was the one she wanted to make use of. Now… Andrew
- You've no idea how good an old joke sounds when you take it out again after a rest of five or six hundred years. Five
- All is summed up in the prayer which a young female human is said to have uttered recently: "O God, make me a normal twentieth-century… All
- Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels that he is finding his place in it, while really it is finding its place in… Finding
- I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into… Any
- In the midst of a world of light and love, of song and feast and dance, [Lucifer] could find nothing to think of more interesting… Dance
- Virtue - even attempted virtue - brings light; indulgence brings fog. Attempted
- The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we… Freely