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Spirit Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.
- A blessed spirit is a mould ever more and more patient of the bright metal poured into it, a body ever more completely uncovered to…
- I have seen great beauty of spirit in some who were great sufferers. I have seen men, for the most part, grow better not worse…
- It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance…
- Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.
- The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well with it. Now error and…
- Puddleglum,' they've said, 'You're altogether too full of bobance and bounce and high spirits. You've got to learn that life isn't all fricasseed frogs and…
- Humans are amphibians...half spirit and half animal...as spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. This means that while their…
- God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly…
- While we are actually subjected to them, the 'moods' and 'spirits' of nature point no morals. Overwhelming gaiety, insupportable grandeur, sombre desolation are flung at…
- Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not do, you must…
- The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that…
- 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…
- Remember, he is not, like you, a pure spirit. Never having been a human (Oh that abominable advantage of the Enemy's) you don't realize how…
More Spirit Quotes
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich,… — Margaret Atwood
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
- In any area of the U.N. we... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can… — Michelle Bachelet
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon
- I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to… — Erykah Badu
- The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and hard core,… — Stephen Baldwin