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Catholic Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only…
- I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything…
- Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
- God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
- Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they…
- Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
- The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
More Catholic Quotes
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
- While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. — Francis of Assisi
- It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
- Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe,… — Saint Augustine
- Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. — Saint Augustine
- He that is jealous is not in love. — Saint Augustine
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine