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“But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.”

Quote by C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis was a British novelist, academic, and Christian theologian. He is renowned for his fictional works, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels that have become a beloved classic of children's literature. Lewis also penned adult fiction, including the science fiction trilogy Out of the Silent Planet and the space trilogy. His non-fiction works, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, have had a significant impact on Christian thought and spirituality. more

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Humans Mean Church Space Terrible Eternity Army Spread Invisible All Time Allies Rooted Time And Space Uneasy Banner Screwtape Letters

Book:Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon’s Road Map to Your Soul

Source: Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon’s Road Map to Your Soul

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Book:Selected Literary Essays

Source: Selected Literary Essays

“Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.”

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“For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men.”

Men Soul Problem Reality Wish Wise Magic Conform Cardinals Applied Science

Book:Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Source: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

“Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best.”

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“The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint ... but is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clear, carpeted, warmed, well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices.”

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“Every poet and musician and artist, but for grace">Grace, is drawn away from love of the thing he tells to love of the telling till, down in Deep Hell, they cannot be interested in God at all but only in what they say about Him.”

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“The basic proposal of the new education is to be that dunces and idlers must not be made to feel inferior to intelligent and industrious pupils. That would be 'undemocratic.”

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“Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. Some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other medium is available.”

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Book:Studies in Words

Source: Studies in Words

“What the soul cries out for is the resurrection of the senses. Even in this life, matter would be nothing to us if it were not the source of sensations.”

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Book:The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis

Source: The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis