36 quotes by C. S. Lewis

“There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.” — C. S. Lewis

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“What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.” — C. S. Lewis

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C. S. Lewis

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“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” — C. S. Lewis

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“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” — C. S. Lewis

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“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” — C. S. Lewis

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“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” — C. S. Lewis

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“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.” — C. S. Lewis

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“Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.” — C. S. Lewis

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“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

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“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” — C. S. Lewis

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