C. S. LewisBut the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite… ▶371Love
C. S. LewisThe lost enjoy forever the horrible freedom they have demanded.371Humanity
C. S. LewisReality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?371Truth
C. S. LewisThe most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p… ▶371Thought
C. S. LewisWe were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of cou… ▶371Truth
C. S. LewisWhy must holy places be dark places? ✨ C. S. Lewis (1980). Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, p.255, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt372Thought
C. S. LewisThe unhistorical are usually, without knowing it, enslaved to a fairly recent past. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2013). Selected Literary Essays, p.12, Cambridge University Press372Time
C. S. LewisFor every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern… ▶361Thought
C. S. LewisA 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 (1947). THE ABOLITION O… ▶372DeathThought
C. S. LewisMan must endure his going hence.361Life
C. S. LewisAnd that's why, when they want to get rid of anyone, they usually bring him down here (like they were doing with me) and say they'll leave him to the ghosts. But I always wondered… ▶361Death
C. S. LewisA children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.372Hope
C. S. LewisThe heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1996). Joyful Christian, p.15, Simon and Schuster361Love
C. S. LewisMortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.372DeathLove
C. S. LewisSpying on people by magic is the same as spying on them in any other way. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1997). The voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperCollins Publishers373HumanityReading
C. S. LewisWhen we are wholly His we will be more ourselves than ever.373Hope
C. S. LewisSainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God.362Politics
C. S. LewisI willingly believe that the damned are, in one sense, successful, rebels to the end; that the doors of hell are locked on the inside. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An… ▶373Thought
C. S. LewisMore like the real thing,' said the lord Digory softly. - The Last Battle373Love
C. S. LewisRemember that all worlds draw to an end and that noble death is a treasure which no one is too poor to buy. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1995). The last battle351Death
C. S. LewisPooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2013). The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen, p.19, Ha… ▶373ReadingThought
C. S. LewisIt still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. ✨ C. S. LEWIS (1947). THE ABOLITION OF MAN373Truth
C. S. Lewisif anyone present wishes to make me the subject of his wit, I am very much at his service--with my sword--whenever he has leisure. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2001). The Wisdom of Narnia… ▶373PhilosophyTime
C. S. LewisThe real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awa… ▶351Thought
C. S. LewisWhat draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.362HumanityTruth
C. S. LewisThis is our dilemma--either to taste and not to know or to know and not to taste--or, more strictly, to lack one kind of knowledge because we are in an experience or to lack anoth… ▶362Life
C. S. LewisGrief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape. ✨ C.S. Lewis (2012). A Grief Observed, p.29, Faber & Faber362Sadness
C. S. LewisI know the two great commandments, and I'd better get on with them. ✨ C.S. Lewis (2012). A Grief Observed, p.33, Faber & Faber362Sadness
C. S. LewisIf Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not. We cannot compete, in simplicity with people who are inventing religions. How co… ▶373HumanityThoughtTruth
C. S. LewisThe Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or — if they think there is not — at… ▶362HopeHumanityLife
