C.S. Lewis, a renowned author, scholar, and thinker, crafted words that continue to inspire and resonate with people worldwide. His works, which span literature, philosophy, and theology, are filled with profound insights into the human condition, faith, and the power of imagination. These 45 short quotes distill the essence of his wisdom, offering motivation, comfort, and a fresh perspective on life’s journey.
45 C.S. Lewis Short Quotes to Inspire
1. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
2. “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.”
3. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'”
4. “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”
5. “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken.”
6. “We read to know we are not alone.”
7. “The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid ‘dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to paint. It is not even done in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. ”
8. “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
9. “The most valuable thing we can give each other is our attention.”
10. “Aim at heaven and you will get earth ‘thrown in’: aim at earth and you will get neither.”
11. “Courage, dear heart.”
12. “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.”
13. “The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. ”
14. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
15. “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.”
16. “The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.”
17. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”
18. “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”
19. “It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which.”
20. “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.”
21. “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.”
22. “You can’t go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away.”
23. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
24. “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”
25. “A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere – ‘Bibles laid open, millions of surprises,’ as Herbert says, ‘fine nets and stratagems.’ God is, if I
may say it, very unscrupulous.”
26. “The process of being natural is a very difficult one. At first, every natural thing is the most affected.”
27. “The pleasure of pride is a pleasure that divides men.”
28. “The terrible thing is that a perfectly natural human feeling can be used in this way. It’s the use we
make of them.”
29. “We are what we believe we are.”
30. “There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter – claimed by Satan.”
31. “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
32. “The more we get what we now call ‘ourselves’ out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.”
33. “Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
34. “The law of Christ is not for only one class of men or one set of circumstances. There is no situation in which the law of Christ will not apply.”
35. “The demand of the loveless and the self – centred is: ‘I want to be loved without having to love in return.’ The Christian demand is: ‘I want to love and to need no love in return.'”
36. “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
37. “Aim for heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim for earth and you get neither.”
38. “The one thing everyone thought they wanted – absolute power – turned out to be the one thing nobody could stand having.”
39. “We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. ”
40. “The world does not consist of 100 percent Christians and 100 percent non – Christians. ”
41. “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
42. “The surest way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn.”
43. “The enemy always overplays his hand.”
44. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
45. “The object of love is the beloved. The purpose of love is to do good to the beloved.”
Conclusion
These 45 quotes by C.S. Lewis offer a rich tapestry of inspiration. Whether you’re seeking guidance in matters of faith, friendship, or personal growth, Lewis’s words provide profound wisdom. They challenge us to think deeply, to embrace vulnerability, and to strive for a life of meaning. Let these quotes serve as a source of comfort, motivation, and a call to action in your own journey through life.
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