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C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: They call him Aslan in That Place," said

They call him Aslan in That Place," said Eustace.
"What a curious name!"
"Not half so curious as himself," said Eustace solemnly. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: All schools both here and in America should

All schools both here and in America should teach far fewer subjects far better. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: How little people know who think that holiness

How little people know who think that holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing, it is irresistible — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Bereavement is a universal and integral part of

Bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Some of the miracles do locally what God

Some of the miracles do locally what God has already done universally: others do locally what He has not yet done, but will do. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you

Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: He bawled up at the giant, 'Hi! You

He bawled up at the giant, 'Hi! You up there ... what's your name?'
Giant Rumblebuffin, if you please, your honor ... — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no

For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The false religion of lust is baser than

The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but lust is less likely to be made into a religion. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By Philip Zaleski: We still thought that we were the only

We still thought that we were the only two people in the world who were interested in the right kind of things in the right kind of way. C.S. Lewis — Philip Zaleski

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If God had granted all the silly prayers

If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A noble hunger, long unsatisfied, met at last

A noble hunger, long unsatisfied, met at last its proper food. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The more we get what we now call

The more we get what we now call 'ourselves' out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I did wonder if there really was such

I did wonder if there really was such a person as Aslan: but then sometimes I wondered if there were really people like you. Yet there you are. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is

A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is specifically Christian. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It is by human avarice or human stupidity,

It is by human avarice or human stupidity, not by the churlishness of nature, that we have poverty and overwork. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The only people who hate escapism are jailers.

The only people who hate escapism are jailers. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By Brennan Manning: It was C. S. Lewis who said, "We

It was C. S. Lewis who said, "We need to be reminded more than instructed. — Brennan Manning

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The unhistorical are usually, without knowing it, enslaved

The unhistorical are usually, without knowing it, enslaved to a fairly recent past. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Truth and falsehood are opposed; but truth is

Truth and falsehood are opposed; but truth is the norm not of truth only but of falsehood also. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The grave and the image are equally links

The grave and the image are equally links with the irrecoverable and symbols for the unimaginable. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the

Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege, of individuality. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Bad laws make hard cases.

Bad laws make hard cases. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Once a man is united to God, how

Once a man is united to God, how could he not live forever? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Seek Unity and you will find neither Unity

Seek Unity and you will find neither Unity nor Truth.Seek the light of truth, and you will find Unity and Truth. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition.

Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition. Time itself, and all the acts and events that fill time are the definition, and it must be lived. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Grief. The pain now is part of the

Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The miracle of the Resurrection, and the theology

The miracle of the Resurrection, and the theology of that miracle, comes first: the biography comes later as a comment on it. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Is any pleasure on Earth as great as

Is any pleasure on Earth as great as a circle of Christian friends? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: You can begin as if nothing had ever

You can begin as if nothing had ever gone wrong. White as snow. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Life with God is not immunity from difficulties,

Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: [Ransom] preferred to work as a volunteer rather

[Ransom] preferred to work as a volunteer rather than in admitted slavery: and he liked his cooking a good deal more than that of his companions. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: And the seriousness with which the other party

And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: [The decay of Logic results from an] untroubled

[The decay of Logic results from an] untroubled assumption that the particular is real and the universal is not. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Thus up from the garden to the Gardener,

Thus up from the garden to the Gardener, from the sword to the Smith. To the life-giving Life and the Beauty that makes beautiful. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Little from you is really a bit too

Little from you is really a bit too much — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Take from a man his freedom or his

Take from a man his freedom or his goods and you may have taken his innocence, almost his humanity, as well. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A universe whose only claim to be believed

A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us the inference is invalid. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Who are you?'One who has waited long for

Who are you?'
One who has waited long for you to speak. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: You are certainly under the guidance of the

You are certainly under the guidance of the Holy Ghost or you wouldn't have come where you now are. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The more often he feels without acting, the

The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire

Meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them the two other words ' God can'. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Provocation doesn't make me ill-tempered: it only shows

Provocation doesn't make me ill-tempered: it only shows me how ill-tempered I am. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Take care. It is so easy to break

Take care. It is so easy to break eggs without making omelettes. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It's so large""It's the world dear, did you

It's so large"
"It's the world dear, did you think it'd be small?"
"smaller — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Not to be, but to seem, virtuous -

Not to be, but to seem, virtuous - it is a formula whose utility we all discovered in the nursery. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: When I was at school one would have

When I was at school one would have said, 'I swear by the Bible.' But Bibles were not encouraged at Experiment House. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: More like the real thing,' said the lord

More like the real thing,' said the lord Digory softly. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: You can't analyze God. He is too awesome,

You can't analyze God. He is too awesome, too big, too mysterious, — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It is only our bad temper that we

It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: How can we meet them face to face,

How can we meet them face to face, till we have faces? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: One of the reasons why it needs no

One of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Evil can be undone, but it cannot "develop"

Evil can be undone, but it cannot "develop" into good. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: We live, in fact, in a world starved

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The instrument through which you see God is

The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can

Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Each new power won by man is a

Each new power won by man is a power over man as well. Each advance leaves him weaker as well as stronger. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Your people eat dry and tasteless flesh but

Your people eat dry and tasteless flesh but it is off plates as smooth as ivory and as round as the sun. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I#pray because the need flows out of me

I#pray because the need flows out of me all the time-walking and sleeping. It does not change # God - it changes me. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Getting over a painful experience is much like

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God

The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God are doing what all men do when they speak of what they care about. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Aslan: You doubt your value. Don't run from

Aslan: You doubt your value. Don't run from who you are. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: In Science we have been reading only the

In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb,

There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired,

I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: It doesn't really matter whether you grip the

It doesn't really matter whether you grip the arms of the dentist's chair or let your hands lie in your lap. The drill drills on. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: God has infinite attention to spare for each

God has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Who will take medicine unless he knows he

Who will take medicine unless he knows he is in the grip of disease? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: I was allowed to play at philosophy no

I was allowed to play at philosophy no longer. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: If you were subjects of Maleldil you would

If you were subjects of Maleldil you would have peace. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The 'frankness' of people sunk below shame is

The 'frankness' of people sunk below shame is a very cheap frankness. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The greed to be loved is a fearful

The greed to be loved is a fearful thing. Some of those who say that they live only for love come to live in incessant resentment. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: We were made to be neither cerebral men

We were made to be neither cerebral men nor visceral men, but Men. Not beasts nor angels but Men - things at once rational and animal. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The birth of Christ is the central event

The birth of Christ is the central event in the history of the earth
the very thing the whole story has been about. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A little lie is like a little pregnancy

A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Whenever all men are ... hastening to be

Whenever all men are ... hastening to be slaves or tyrants we make Liberalism the prime bogey. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Progress means movement in a desired direction, and

Progress means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Do not cite the Deep Magic to me,

Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: He produced mainly three results: Hatred, Terror, Adoration.

He produced mainly three results: Hatred, Terror, Adoration. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: But probably every age gets, within certain limits,

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Can you lay your hand on your hearts

Can you lay your hand on your hearts and tell me I'm really alive? Are you sure I wasn't drowned and we're not all ghosts together? — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ...

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Every story of conversion is the story of

Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By Sheila Walsh: Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until

Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. - C. S. LEWIS, MERE CHRISTIANITY — Sheila Walsh

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Whether we like it or not, God intends

Whether we like it or not, God intends to give us what we need, not what we now think we want. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: But however happy you are feeling, you can't

But however happy you are feeling, you can't talk with your mouth full of snow. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: He wants each man, in the long run,

He wants each man, in the long run, to be able to recognise all creatures (even himself) as glorious and excellent things. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The proper rewards are not simply tacked on

The proper rewards are not simply tacked on to the activity for which they are given, but are the activity itself in consummation. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: We don't have a soul. We are a

We don't have a soul. We are a soul. We happen to have a body. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: they find it all but impossible to believe

they find it all but impossible to believe in the unfamiliar while the familiar is before their eyes. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: When we are lost in the woods, the

When we are lost in the woods, the sight of a signpost is a great matter. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: A sum can be put right: but only

A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even

Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth

Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept

No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as 'what a man does with his solitude.' — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Two heads are better than one, not because

Two heads are better than one, not because either is infallible, but because they are unlikely to go wrong in the same direction. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: As long as you are proud, you cannot

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: The harder you tried not to think, the

The harder you tried not to think, the more you thought. — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: By gum,' said Digory, 'Don't I just wish

By gum,' said Digory, 'Don't I just wish I was big enough to punch your head! — C.S. Lewis

C S Lewis Quotes By C.S. Lewis: Though we cannot experience our life as an

Though we cannot experience our life as an endless present, we are eternal in God's eyes; that is, in our deepest reality. — C.S. Lewis