"Badness is only spoiled goodness." — C.S. Lewis
"Badness is only spoiled goodness."
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1,827 Quotes by C.S. Lewis
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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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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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Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.
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More Badness Quotes
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one of 42 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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You can tell when you have crossed the frontier into Germany because of the badness of the coffee.
— Edward VII
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It may be laid down as a general rule, that their confidence in and obedience to a government, will be…
— Alexander Hamilton
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What's the meaning of goodness if there isn't a little badness to overcome?
— Unknown Author
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A real turnoff for guys is any girl who is way too into them. Like, you`re being way too nice.…
— Kellan Lutz
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Dirty Love wasn't written and directed, it was committed. Here is a film so pitiful, it doesn't rise to the…
— Roger Ebert
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Le Chiffre was serving a wonderful purpose, a really vital purpose, perhaps the best and highest purpose of all. By…
— Ian Fleming
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If you’re comparing the badness of two words and you won’t even say one of them [the n-word], that’s the…
— John Mulaney
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The Bible is one long story of God meeting our rebellion with His rescue, our sin with His salvation, our…
— Tullian Tchividjian
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It is easy to love friends and sweethearts. This is selfish love. Higher love embraces enemies and all ugly, bad…
— Michio Kushi
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Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to…
— C.S. Lewis
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Most companies aim to get bigger. But beyond a certain point, bigness becomes synonymous with badness. Think of Big Pharma,…
— Andrew Hill
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Sending children away to get control of their anger perpetuates the feeling of 'badness" inside them...Chances are they were already…
— Otto Weininger
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