"In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves……" — C.S. Lewis
"In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice."
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1,827 Quotes by C.S. Lewis
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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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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear…
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A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an…
— Joe Biden
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As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.
— Theodore Bikel
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I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context.
— Jo Brand
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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
— Franz Grillparzer
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All our moments are last moments. We abide in the forever leaving of our own coming? We can put our…
— Jens Jensen
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If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer.
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If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily…
— John Owen
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People have a pathway to citizenship right now- It's to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a…
— Bob Goodlatte
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As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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