Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. C. S. Lewis cleverdevileducation Change image and share on social
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 claimexpensegratify share on social
I'm tall, fat, rather bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired, have a deep voice, and wear glasses for reading. C. S. Lewis baldblackchin Change image and share on social
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. C. S. Lewis affectiondurablehappiness Change image and share on social
The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. C. S. Lewis adversityagecampaign Change image and share on social
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. C. S. Lewis aimearthheaven Change image and share on social
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. C. S. Lewis cutdeserteducator Change image and share on social
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. C. S. Lewis creaturedarkeye share on social
Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success. C. S. Lewis achievementfailfailure Change image and share on social
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 begincomfortdespair Change image and share on social
