C.s. lewis Quotes
Quotes about C.s. lewis
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- “That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised” — But Each Time Something Goes Wrong. Some Fatal Flaw Always Brings The Selfish And The Cruel People To The Top And It All Slides Back Into Misery And Ruin.
- “To enter heaven is to become more human than you ever succeeded in being on earth” — To Enter Hell Is To Be Banished From Humanity. What Is Cast Into Hell Is Not A Man: It Is “remains.” To Be A Complete Man Means To Have The Passions Obedient To The Will And The Will Offered To God: To Have Been A Man – To Be An Ex-man Or “damned Ghost” – Would Presumably Mean To Consist Of A Will Utterly Centered In Its Self And Passions Utterly Uncontrolled By The Will.
- “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.
- “He did not see at the moment how foolish it was for two of them to go on alone” — Nor Did The King. They Were Too Angry To Think Clearly. But Much Evil Came Of Their Rashness In The End.