C. S. Lewis Quotes

C. S. Lewis
Irish Author
Born: Nov 29, 1898
Died: Nov 22, 1963
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The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. C. S. Lewis
Future Time Whatever Everyone Minutes Rate Something He Hour Does Which Whoever
Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them. C. S. Lewis
Word Promises Long Direct Implement Always Plain Prefer Them Keep Vague
Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church. C. S. Lewis
Prayer Church Example Vice Versa Teeth Say Solemnity Proper Outside For Example Does Versa Vice While Mean Should Wash Washing Things Necessarily
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons. C. S. Lewis
Struggle Logical Enemies Own Imbeciles Side Our Criminals Backing Only Prevent Beasts Simply Because Existence Up Same Cannot Cut Us Capitalists Reasons
I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least. C. S. Lewis
Truth Reflect Think Imagination Way All Things Least Heavenly Things
The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. C. S. Lewis
Adversity Prosperity Weather Long Devil Monotonous Excellent Years Dull Campaigning Middle-Aged
Real joy seems to me almost as unlike security or prosperity as it is unlike agony. C. S. Lewis
Me Joy Prosperity Unlike Security Seems Almost Real Agony
Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. C. S. Lewis
Me Age Strange Thirty Fact Adult Had Come Terms Talking Am Walking Really Now
I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading. C. S. Lewis
Glasses Reading Wear Rather Voice Bald Tall Deep Fat
How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete. C. S. Lewis
Great Age Old Old Age Prolonged How Replete Which Incessant Ills
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