#not

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

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#beasts #because #cannot #capitalists #criminals

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#bad #being #bird #cannot #decent

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

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#cannot #careful #his #man #reading

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#ever #given #nothing #really #will

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#man #saves #step #take #then

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#campaigning #devil #dull #excellent #long

I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#i #i may not #i think #learn #learner

We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#cannot #costs #families #health #here