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Ground Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- One can regard the moral law as an illusion, and so cut himself off from the common ground of humanity.
- If these holy places, things, and days cease to remind us, if they obliterate our awareness that all ground is holy and every bush (could…
- To be ignorant and simple now-not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground-would be to throw down our weapons and to…
- Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms,…
- He thinks great folly, child,' said Aslan. "This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song with which I called it…
- The worst of sleeping out of doors is that you wake up so dreadfully early. And when you wake up you have to get up…
- Never forget that when we are dealing with any pleasure in its healthy and normal and satisfying form, we are, in a sense, on the…
- An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical…
- There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.
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- I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that… — Teresa of Avila
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- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which… — Honore de Balzac
- Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams
- In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground. — Douglas Adams
- Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. — Drew Barrymore
- To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it… — Joseph Addison