We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be united with it, t…

C. S. Lewis
1624 citations
We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be united with it, to receive it into ourselves, to become part of it.
Death
30

More Author Quotes

When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people … ▶
We have made men proud of most vices, but not of cowardice. Whenever we have almost succeeded in doing so, God permits a war or an earthquake or some other calamity, and at once courage becomes so ob … ▶
Come, live with me and you'll know me. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1971). The Four Loves, p.55, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been … ▶
Any patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy. These pure and spontaneous pleasures are ‘patches of Godlight’ in the … ▶

We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be united with it, to receive it into ourselves, to become part of it.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes