Cs Lewis Quotes

'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is both honor enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.' - CS Lewis

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 than to others...not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one. - CS Lewis

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place. - CS Lewis

When the author walks on the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right...something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise...it will be too late then to choose your side. There is no use saying you choose to lie down when it has become impossible to stand up. - CS Lewis

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason. - CS Lewis

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring. - CS Lewis

What can you ever really know of other people's souls - of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles? One soul in the whole creation you do know: and it is the only one whose fate is placed in your hands. - CS Lewis

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. - CS Lewis

We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it. - CS Lewis

We read to know we are not alone. - CS Lewis

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