Home / Quotes / Quote by C. S. Lewis

Quote by C. S. Lewis

“The Opposite of Love is not hate, but power”

Quote by C. S. Lewis

Author

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

You May Also Like

“The Constitution is America's glue, Democracy is the Constitution's glue.”

America Democracy Constitution Glue

Author:Herbert Hoover

“How you treat the helpless is the real test of morality. Lots of people are flunking that test big time.”

People War Real Bigs Morality Tests Treats Helpless Flunking

Author:Thomas Sowell

“We cannot allow the defense of American lives to be held hostage by the United Nations -- which has already given Saddam Hussein a final warning, and now wants to give him another final warning. And, if he doesn't heed that, they will threaten him with yet another warning.”

Ifs Want Giving War Given Nations United Finals Defense Warning Saddam United Nations Hussein Heed Hostage American Life

Author:Thomas Sowell

“To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character.”

Mind Ideas Character Results Movement Taste Intellectual Method Chaos Radical Uncertain Contradictory Hash

Book:Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader

Source: Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader

“Carnal reason is an enemy to faith: it is ever crossing and contradicting it. It will never be well with thee, Christian, so long as thou art swayed by carnal reason, and you rely more upon thy five senses, than upon the four Evangelists. As the body lives by breathing, so the soul lives by believing.”

Believe Wells Long Art Soul Reason Body Christian Enemy Five Four Senses Thee Breathing Rely Live By Crossings Contradicting Evangelists Five Senses Soul Life

Author:Thomas Brooks

“The least sin should humble the soul, but certainly the greatest sin should never discourage the soul, much less should it work the soul to despair. Despairing Judas perished, whereas the murderers of Christ, believing on Him, were saved.”

Should Believe Soul Christ Sin Despair Humble Saved Murderer Discouraging Judas

Book:The select works of ... Thomas Brooks

Source: The select works of ... Thomas Brooks

“A zealous man feels that like a lamp he is made to burn; and if consumed in burning, he has but done the work for which God appointed him. Such a one will always find a sphere for his zeal. If he cannot preach and work and give money, he will cry and sigh and pray.”

Ifs Men Giving Feels Made Done Cry Praying Burning Spheres Sigh Lamps Consumed Zeal Zealous

Author:J. C. Ryle

“Society chooses to disregard the mistreatment of children, judging it to be altogether normal because it is so commonplace.”

Children Judging Normal Commonplace Disregard Mistreatment

Author:Alice Miller

“To write a play one must be born a playwright. Otherwise, you're starting at a huge disadvantage.”

Writing Play Born Huge Starting Playwright Disadvantages

Author:Edward Albee

“When I finish with one thing very well, I start some other thing. I don't like to stop. I like to continually prove myself.”

Wells One Thing Prove Prove Myself

Author:Pierre Cardin