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As long as he retains externally the habits of a Christian he can still be made to think of himself as one who has adopted a few new friends and amuse...more

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His ideal is a man who, having worked all day for the good of posterity (if that is his vocation), washes his mind of the whole subject, commits the i...more

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No doubt he must very soon realize that his own faith is in direct opposition to the assumptions on which all the conversation of his new friends is b...more

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His whole effort, therefore, will be to get the man’s mind off the subject of his own value altogether. He would rather the man thought himself a grea...more

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I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go...more

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In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas."Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made o...more

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But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.

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We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

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Now, if we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to the true object, and will even appear a...more

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I have received no assurance that anything we can do will eradicate suffering. I think the best results are obtained by people who work quietly away a...more

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It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may ...more

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At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fre...more

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It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambiti...more

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I ended my first book with the words 'no answer.' I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions d...more

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My prayer is that when I die, all of hell rejoices that I am out of the fight.