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C. S. Lewis Quotes - Page 45

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If all experienced God in the same way and returned Him an identical worship, the song of the Church triumphant would have no symphony, it would be played like an orchestra in which all instruments played the same note.

If all experienced God in the same way and returned Him an identical worship, the song of the Church triumphant would have no symphony, it would be played like an orchestra in which all instruments played the same note.

Song, Symphony, Church

C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.184, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The promise, made when I am in love and because I am in love, to be true to the beloved as long as I live, commits me to being true even if I cease to be in love. A promise must be about things that I can do, about actions: no one can promise to go on feeling in a certain way. He might as well promise to never have a headache or always to feel hungry.

Long, Feelings, Promise

C.S. Lewis (1960). “Mere Christianity”

A perfect man would never act from a sense of duty; he’d always want the right thing more than the wrong one. Duty is only a substitute for love (of God and of other people) like a crutch which is a substitute for a leg. Most of us need the crutch at times; but of course it is idiotic to use the crutch when our own legs (our own loves, tastes, habits etc.) can do the journey on their own.

Journey, Men, People

C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.142, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I haven't any language weak enough to depict the weakness of my spiritual life. If I weakened it enough it would cease to be language at all. As when you try to turn the gas-ring a little lower still, and it merely goes out.

Spiritual, Trying, Weakness

Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction can’t provide that, we may be excused from inquiring into its higher qualities.

Book, Quality, Inquiring

The change which the writing wrought in me (and of which I did not write) was only a beginning; only to prepare me for the gods' surgery. They used my own pen to probe my wound.

Writing, Used, Surgery

But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, "Courage, dear heart," and the voice, she felt sure, was Aslan's, and with the voice a delicious smell breathed in her face.

Heart, Voice, Smell

C.S.Lewis (2016). “The Chronicles of Narnia Vol III: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, p.137, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED

Pain plants the flag of truth within a rebel fortress.

Pain, Rebel, Flags

The real job of every moral teacher is to keep bringing us back to the simple principles, which we're so anxious not to see.

Teacher, Jobs, Real

Joy is the serious business of heaven. Our merriment must be between people who take each other seriously.

People, Joy, Heaven

I believe that if a million chances were likely to do good, they would be given.

Believe, Would Be, Chance

First be sure that you know exactly what you want to say. Then be sure you have said exactly that.

Want, Firsts, Said

Joy bursts in our lives when we go about doing the good at hand and not trying to manipulate things and times to achieve joy.

Hands, Joy, Trying

The mouse is a fair treat but this one would talk the hind legs off a donkey.

Legs, Donkey, Treats

C. S. Lewis (1997). “The voyage of the Dawn Treader”, HarperCollins Publishers

Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done.

Time, Done, Enough

C. S. Lewis (1966). “Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life”, p.235, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice.

Animal, Choices, Pet

All day I have been tossed and whirled in a preposterous happiness; was it an elf in the blood? Or a bird in the brain? Or even part of the cloudily crested, fifty-league-long, loud, uplifted wave of a journeying angels transit over and through my heart?

Uplifting, Angel, Heart

C. S. Lewis (2002). “Poems”, p.44, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Art can teach without at all ceasing to be art.

Wisdom, Art, Teach

Don't worry. If you really want to, you will Whether you'll like it when you do is another question.

Worry, Want, Ifs

C. S. Lewis (1984). “The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis”, p.259, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Those who have nothing can share nothing; those who are going nowhere can have no fellow-travellers.

Share, Traveller, Fellows

C. S. Lewis (1971). “The Four Loves”, p.79, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We hear a great deal about the rudeness of the rising generation. I am an oldster myself and might be expected to take the oldsters' side, but in fact I have been far more impressed by the bad manners of parents to children than by those of children to parents.

Children, Parent, Generations

C. S. Lewis (1971). “The Four Loves”, p.54, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Whenever a person dwells chiefly, or even frequently, on the faults of other people's religions, he is in a bad condition.

People, Faults, Persons

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

Age, Limits, Certain

Wouldn't he know without being asked?' said Polly. 'I've no doubt he would,' said the Horse (still with his mouth full). 'But I've a sort of an idea he likes to be asked.

Horse, Ideas, Doubt

C. S. Lewis (2013). “The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen”, p.86, Harper Collins

We may not be able to get certainty, but we can get probability, and half a loaf is better than no bread.

Food, Science, Half

Christian Reflections Para. 22 (p. 111)

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