One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up.
C.S. LewisI know the two great commandments, and I'd better get on with them.
C.S. LewisThe smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.
C.S. LewisWhat does seem to me poisonous, what breeds a type of patriotism that is pernicious if it lasts but not likely to last long in an educated adult, is the perfectly serious indoctrination of the young in knowably false or biased history - the heroic legend drably disguised as text-book fact. With this creeps in the tacit assumption that other nations have not equally their heroes; perhaps even the belief - surely it is very bad biology - that we can literally 'inherit' tradition.
C.S. LewisTag: truth education patriotism heroes tradition
Of Course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did, He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He obviously is)... Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him.
C.S. LewisTag: christianity god faith hope theology letter christ hopeless hopelessness c-s-lewis seeking seek
Laugh and fear not, creatures. Now that you are no longer dumb and witless, you need not always be grave. For jokes as well as justice come in with speech.
C.S. LewisTag: the-magician-s-nephew the-chronicles-of-narnia
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
C.S. LewisTag: inspirational
Every service is a structure of acts and words through which we rceive a sacrament, or repent, or supplicate, or adore. And it enables us to do these things best--if you like, it 'works' best--when, through long familiarity, we don't have to think about it. As long as you notice, and have to count, the steps, you are not yet dancing but only learning to dance.
C.S. LewisTag: christianity worship worship-leading
I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.
C.S. LewisTag: happiness goodness vices shme
Se ci troviamo con un desiderio che nulla in questo mondo è in grado di soddisfare, la spiegazione più probabile è che ci noi siamo stati fatti per un altro mondo.
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