To fight in another man's armour is something more than to be influenced by his style of fighting.

A dragon has just flown over the tree-tops and lighted on the beach. Yes, I am afraid it is between us and the ship. And arrows are no use against dragons. And they're not at all afraid of fire." "With your Majesty's leave-" began Reepicheep. "No, Reepicheep," said the King very firmly, "you are not to attempt a single combat with it.

Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality.

Christ says, 'Give me all. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You.'

A Centaur has a man-stomach and a horse-stomach. And of course both want breakfast. So first of all he has porridge and pavenders and kidneys and bacon and omlette and cold ham and toast and marmalade and coffee and beer. And after that he tends to the horse part of himself by grazing for an hour or so and finishing up with a hot mash, some oats, and a bag of sugar. That's why it's such a serious thing to ask a Centaur to stay for the weeekend. A very serious thing indeed.

There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one.