Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old C. S. Lewis quotes, C. S. Lewis sayings, and C. S. Lewis proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
The Old Testament contains fabulous elements. The New Testament consists mostly of teaching, not of narrative at all: but where it is narrative, it is, in my opinion, historical. As to the fabulous element in the Old Testament, I very much doubt if you would be wise to chuck it out.C. S. Lewis
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The rule of the universe is that others can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and one can paddle every canoe except one's own.C. S. Lewis
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The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity.C. S. Lewis
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.C. S. Lewis
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There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.C. S. Lewis
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Disobedience to conscience makes conscience blind.C. S. Lewis
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Disobedience to conscience is voluntary; bad poetry, on the other hand, is usually not made on purpose.C. S. Lewis
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We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness...C. S. Lewis
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Enemy-occupied territory - that is what this world is.C. S. Lewis
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.C. S. Lewis
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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.C. S. Lewis
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A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.C. S. Lewis
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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
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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg.C. S. Lewis
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But, the truth is that right actions done for the wrong reason do not help to build the internal quality or character called "virtue", and it is this quality or character that really matters.C. S. Lewis
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Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.C. S. Lewis
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The doors of hell are locked from the inside!C. S. Lewis
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To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.C. S. Lewis
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We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.C. S. Lewis
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A blessed spirit is a mould ever more and more patient of the bright metal poured into it, a body ever more completely uncovered to the meridian blaze of the spiritual sun.C. S. Lewis
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One of the reasons why it needs no special education to be a Christian is that Christianity is an education itself.C. S. Lewis
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Something deep in the human heart breaks at the thought of a life of mediocrity.C. S. Lewis
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Preparing for Easter is a concise, handy companion for the faithful of all Christian traditions and the curious to help them deepen their knowledge and consideration of this holy season.C. S. Lewis
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Easter is seen as a time of spiritual preparation for the day we later celebrate and welcome the 'grand miracle' Christ accomplish through the cross.C. S. Lewis
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Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.C. S. Lewis
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Some people talk as if meeting the gaze of absolute goodness would be fun. They need to think again.C. S. Lewis
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If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prize which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone.C. S. Lewis
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It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things; but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.C. S. Lewis
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Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one!C. S. Lewis
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Good people know about both good and evil. Bad people do not know about either.C. S. Lewis