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Subjects Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- Thus the criminal ceases to be a person, a subject of rights and duties, and becomes merely an object on which society can work. And…
- We feasted on love; every mode of it, solemn and merry, romantic and realistic, sometimes as dramatic as a thunderstorm, sometimes comfortable and unemphatic as…
- Most of us are not really approaching the subject in order to find out what Christianity says; we are approaching it in the hope of…
- When we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects we destroy his standards, perhaps for life.
- All schools both here and in America should teach far fewer subjects far better.
- We come to Scripture not to learn a subject but to steep ourselves in a person.
- 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…
- Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to…
- Q. What is your view of the daily discipline of the Christian life - the need for taking time to be alone with God? Lewis:…
- if anyone present wishes to make me the subject of his wit, I am very much at his service--with my sword--whenever he has leisure.
- My son, by all means desist from kicking the venerable and enlightened Vizier: for as a costly jewel retains its value even if hidden in…
- In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can…
- What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.
More Subjects Quotes
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the… — Mary Astell
- I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his… — Chinua Achebe
- Victorian literature was my subject at Harvard. — Margaret Atwood
- Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will… — Teresa of Avila
- The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly… — Charles Babbage
- I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope… — Charles Babbage
- If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.… — Michael D. Barnes
- I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. — Lynda Barry
- All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps,… — Mario Batali