Tag: C. S. Lewis
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A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
C. S. Lewis
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
C. S. Lewis
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
C. S. Lewis
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. Lewis
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It’s so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.
C. S. Lewis
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Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
C. S. Lewis
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The safest road to hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
C. S. Lewis
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
C. S. Lewis
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I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.
C. S. Lewis
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Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis