2,254 Quotes by C. S. Lewis

The Opposite of Love is not hate, but power

Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will.

There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself.

God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.

We meet no ordinary people in our lives.

who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words compelle intrare, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of man, and His compulsion is our liberation.

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work.

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.