Faith in Christ is the only thing to save you from despair. C. S. Lewis More Quotes by C. S. Lewis More Quotes From C. S. Lewis No justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism. I had sooner play cards against a man who was quite skeptical about ethics, but bred to believe that ‘a gentleman does not cheat’, than against an irreproachable moral philosopher who had been brought up among sharpers. C. S. Lewis animal men believe In great literature, I become a thousand different men but still remain myself. C. S. Lewis different literature men The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart. C. S. Lewis tears gone heart The moment good taste knows itself, some of its goodness is lost. C. S. Lewis goodness moments taste Theology offers you a working arrangement, which leaves the scientist free to continue his experiments and the Christian to continue his prayers. C. S. Lewis miracle prayer christian Christianity does not involve the belief that all things were made for man. it does involve the belief that god loves man and for his sake became man and died. C. S. Lewis christian faith god One must never be either content with, or impatient with, oneself. C. S. Lewis impatient oneself Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time. C. S. Lewis together men long There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. C. S. Lewis humorous boys kids God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker. C. S. Lewis slacker intellectual religion She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression. C. S. Lewis women sarcastic expression If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed. C. S. Lewis conceited inspirational men To the glistening Eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant. To the great Western Wood, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant Southern sun, Queen Susan, the Gentle; and to the clear Northern sky I give you King Peter, the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. May your wisdom grace us 'til the stars rain down from the heavens. C. S. Lewis queens stars kings Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . ." C. S. Lewis inspiration love friendship You have not chosen one another, but I have chosen you for one another. C. S. Lewis christian-friends chosen-one chosen It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?" "But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan. "Are -are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund. "I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there. C. S. Lewis dear-ones knowing names When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better. C. S. Lewis when-things-go-wrong get-better goes-on Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. C. S. Lewis doe add reality If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy, also we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world. C. S. Lewis ministry desire world For in grief nothing 'stays put.' One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. C. S. Lewis phases circles grief
