C. S. Lewis

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#darkness #diminish #glory #god #him

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#case #doing #man #means #most

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#christianity #false #importance #important #infinite

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#because #cannot #give #god #happiness

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#brutal #god #learn #most #teachers

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way." ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#god #kinds #people #right #say

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#big #infinite #infinitely #left #mean

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#any #been #behind #better #better things

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#good #may #most #oppressive #sincerely

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#big enough #book #cup #enough #get