"A myth is a lie that conveys a…" — C.S. Lewis
"A myth is a lie that conveys a truth."
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1,827 Quotes by C.S. Lewis
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Now that I am a Christian I do have moods in which the whole thing looks improbable: but when I…
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One of the things that distinguishes man from the other animals is that he wants to know things, wants to…
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You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for…
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The worst attitude of all would be the professional attitude which regards children in the lump as a sort of…
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We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who,…
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Total war is the most humane in the long run.
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Those who would most scornfully repudiate Christianity as a mere "opiate of the people" have a contempt for the rich,…
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If naturalism were true then all thoughts whatever would be wholly the result of irrational causes. It cuts its own…
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Unless thought is valid we have no reason to believe in the real universe.
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A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us…
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Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.
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I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and…
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More Conveys Quotes
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The appreciation of the merits of art of the emotions it conveys depends upon an understanding of the meaning of…
— Leo Tolstoy
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That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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The first gesture of an architect is to draw a perimeter; in other words, to separate the microclimate from the…
— Unknown Author
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We need a name for the new replicator, a noun that conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission,…
— Richard Dawkins
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To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and…
— Eric Alterman
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Alan Paul plunges into Chinese life and takes us along for the ride, through vegetable markets, used-car lots, Taoist temples,…
— Peter Hessler
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If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor…
— George Will
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Don't let the bastards grind you down. I repeat this to myself but it conveys nothing. You might as well…
— Margaret Atwood
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Of course I constantly despair at my own incapacity, at the impossibility of ever accomplishing anything, of painting a valid,…
— Gerhard Richter
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The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means…
— Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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I feel that works of art are an opportunity for people to construct meaning, so I don't usually tell what…
— Jasper Johns
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According to energy medicine, we are all living history books. Our bodies contain our histories- every chapter, line and verse…
— Caroline Myss
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