Quote of the Day You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. C. S. Lewis Where You Are 1106 Copy quote When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. C. S. Lewis Running , Crazy , Mistake 402 Copy quote Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. C. S. Lewis Difficulty , Immunity 801 Copy quote Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see HIM. C. S. Lewis Shining 685 Copy quote Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis Inspirational , Inspiring , Christian 714 Copy quote Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny. C. S. Lewis Life , Encouraging , Not Giving Up 300 Copy quote Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything. C. S. Lewis Faith , Believe , People 331 Copy quote Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. C. S. Lewis Wisdom , Religious , Freedom "The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment". "God in the Dock". Book by C. S. Lewis, 1970. 372 Copy quote There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. C. S. Lewis Gnats , People , Ordinary C. S. Lewis (2014). “Christian Reflections”, p.11, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing 100 Copy quote There is someone that I love even though I don't approve of what he does. There is someone I accept though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is......me. C. S. Lewis Hurt , People , Forgiving 362 Copy quote If you never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived. C. S. Lewis Risk , Accomplish , Great Things 166 Copy quote I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis Faith , God , Christian C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.229, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 596 Copy quote The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks C. S. Lewis Gun , Men , Evil 405 Copy quote Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny. C. S. Lewis Adventure , Home , Journey "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/ Taglines". www.imdb.com. 2005. 44 Copy quote The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home. C. S. Lewis Home , Heart , Heaven 490 Copy quote One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts. C. S. Lewis Eye , People , Ordinary C. S. Lewis (2010). “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, p.21, HarperCollins UK 214 Copy quote Every contact you make with everyone you meet will help them or hinder them on their journey to heaven. C. S. Lewis Journey , Heaven , Helping 50 Copy quote I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence. C. S. Lewis Silence , Speech 33 Copy quote Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come. C. S. Lewis Men , Judging , Know How 183 Copy quote Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken. C. S. Lewis Depression , Pain , Heart 145 Copy quote If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it's not so bad. C. S. Lewis Thinking , Training , World "God in the Dock". 73 Copy quote There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. C. S. Lewis Love , Inspirational , Life 207 Copy quote God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way. C. S. Lewis Order , Religion , Lessons 177 Copy quote Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. C. S. Lewis Inspirational , Life , Inspiring 302 Copy quote The first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb, when it comes, find us doing sensible and human things -- praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts -- not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. C. S. Lewis Children , Teaching , Taken C. S. Lewis (1987). “Present Concerns”, p.73, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 37 Copy quote You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. C. S. Lewis Where You Are 1106 Copy quote You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. C. S. Lewis Running , Crazy , Mistake 402 Copy quote When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. C. S. Lewis Difficulty , Immunity 801 Copy quote Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see HIM. C. S. Lewis Shining 685 Copy quote Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see HIM. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis Inspirational , Inspiring , Christian 714 Copy quote Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny. C. S. Lewis Life , Encouraging , Not Giving Up 300 Copy quote Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny. Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything. C. S. Lewis Faith , Believe , People 331 Copy quote Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything. Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. C. S. Lewis Wisdom , Religious , Freedom "The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment". "God in the Dock". Book by C. S. Lewis, 1970. 372 Copy quote Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. C. S. Lewis Gnats , People , Ordinary C. S. Lewis (2014). “Christian Reflections”, p.11, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing 100 Copy quote There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. There is someone that I love even though I don't approve of what he does. There is someone I accept though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is......me. C. S. Lewis Hurt , People , Forgiving 362 Copy quote There is someone that I love even though I don't approve of what he does. There is someone I accept though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is......me. If you never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived. C. S. Lewis Risk , Accomplish , Great Things 166 Copy quote If you never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived. I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis Faith , God , Christian C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.229, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 596 Copy quote I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks C. S. Lewis Gun , Men , Evil 405 Copy quote The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny. C. S. Lewis Adventure , Home , Journey "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/ Taglines". www.imdb.com. 2005. 44 Copy quote Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny. The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home. C. S. Lewis Home , Heart , Heaven 490 Copy quote The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home. One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts. C. S. Lewis Eye , People , Ordinary C. S. Lewis (2010). “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, p.21, HarperCollins UK 214 Copy quote One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts. Every contact you make with everyone you meet will help them or hinder them on their journey to heaven. C. S. Lewis Journey , Heaven , Helping 50 Copy quote Every contact you make with everyone you meet will help them or hinder them on their journey to heaven. I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence. C. S. Lewis Silence , Speech 33 Copy quote I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence. Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come. C. S. Lewis Men , Judging , Know How 183 Copy quote Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come. Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken. C. S. Lewis Depression , Pain , Heart 145 Copy quote Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken. If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it's not so bad. C. S. Lewis Thinking , Training , World "God in the Dock". 73 Copy quote If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it's not so bad. There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. C. S. Lewis Love , Inspirational , Life 207 Copy quote There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way. C. S. Lewis Order , Religion , Lessons 177 Copy quote God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. C. S. Lewis Inspirational , Life , Inspiring 302 Copy quote Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. The first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb, when it comes, find us doing sensible and human things -- praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts -- not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. C. S. Lewis Children , Teaching , Taken C. S. Lewis (1987). “Present Concerns”, p.73, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 37 Copy quote The first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb, when it comes, find us doing sensible and human things -- praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts -- not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. Latest quotes from interviews "The Christian claim is: Nothing explains the facts better than an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent god creating the universe and sending Jesus to spread his message. This is about as remarkable a claim as could be stated, and yet it is tossed out lightly. Christians seem to imagine that "God did it" is as plausible as the natural explanation that stories grow with the retelling. The Christian has the burden of proof, and it's an enormous burden given this enormous claim." Related Authors J. R. R. Tolkien Writer Joy Davidman Poet Lewis Carroll Writer Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer J. K. Rowling Novelist Douglas Gresham Film actor Georgie Henley Film actress George R. R. Martin Novelist Aldous Huxley Writer George MacDonald Author Charles Dickens Writer George Eliot Novelist Skandar Keynes Actor H. G. Wells Writer Cassandra Clare Author Stephen King Author T. S. Eliot Playwright Lucy Maud Montgomery Author Evelyn Waugh Writer Timothy Keller Author Born: November 29, 1898 Died: November 22, 1963 Occupation: Novelist Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends New Quotes (23) Books And Reading Falling In Love Finding Yourself Freedom And Liberty Limited Government Love And Friendship Pain And Pleasure Property Rights Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account