“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."
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C. S. Lewis Quotes
Irish-British - Writer|November 29, 1898 - November 22, 1963
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C. S. Lewis Quotes
Read 50 of the best C. S. Lewis quotes on faith, love, friendship, courage and joy from the author of The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word "darkness" on the walls of his cell.”
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FaithGod
“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”
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HappinessFaith
“Humans are amphibians: half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.”
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Human NatureEternity
“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
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MiraclesWonder
“If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.”
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MeaningPhilosophy
“A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”
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ReadingWit
“I gave in, and admitted that God was God.”
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ConversionSurprised By Joy
“Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
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HopeHeaven
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
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Fairy TalesNarnia
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight. At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more.”
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HopeNarnia
"Safe?" said Mr Beaver. "Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you."
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AslanNarnia
“Things never happen the same way twice.”
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ChangeNarnia
“Courage, dear heart.”
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CourageNarnia
“Further up and further in!”
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AdventureNarnia
“Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.”
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ChildrenStories
“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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Children's BooksWriting
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.”
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PrideMere Christianity
“Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”
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PrideHumility
“Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbour; act as if you did.”
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LoveKindness
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
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LoveMere Christianity
“The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.”
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FaithIdentity
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
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GraceFaith
“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.”
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ExperienceLearning
“Think of me as a fellow-patient in the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier, could give some advice.”
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HumilityLetters