C. S. Lewis Quotes

2.1K quotes · Writer, Scholar

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C. S. Lewis Quotes

All Philosophical Spiritual Love Wise Funny 2.1K quotes · page 23 of 50

C. S. Lewis

Writer, Scholar

Angry

“We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin.”

Doe Facts Guilt

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C. S. Lewis

Writer, Scholar

Philosophical

“If minds are wholly dependent on brains and brains on biochemistry, and biochemistry (in the long run) on the meaningless flux of the atoms, I cannot understand how the thought of those minds should have any more significance than the sound of the wind in the trees.”

Running Wind Should Have

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Angry

“The more pride we have, the more other people’s pride irritates us”

People Pride

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Hopeful

“Faith in Christ is the only thing to save you from despair.”

Inspirational Christ

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Calm

“It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.”

Doors Heaven Useless

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Courageous

“Morality is a mountain which we cannot climb by our own efforts; and if we could we should only perish in the ice and unbreathable air of the summit, lacking those wings with which the rest of the journey has to be accomplished. For it is from there that the real ascent begins. The ropes and axes are 'done away' and the rest is a matter of flying.”

Real Air Journey

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Angry

“Provocation doesn't make me ill-tempered: it only shows me how ill-tempered I am.”

Shows Show Me

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Spiritual

“You may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.”

Inspirational May

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Philosophical

“There have been men before who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God himself, as if the good Lord had nothing to do but to exist. There have been some who were so preoccupied with spreading Christianity that they never gave a thought to Christ.”

Men Care Christianity

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Funny

“Puddleglum's my name. But it doesn't matter if you forget it. I can always tell you again.”

Names Matter Forget

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Spiritual

“I was not born to be free---I was born to adore and obey.”

Purpose Freedom

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Hopeful

“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.”

Strong Desire

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