To be ignorant and simple now-not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground-would be to throw down our weapons and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.

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 and look for another stream then." There is no other stream," said the Lion.

We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.

Many things have gone wrong with the world that God made and... God insists, and insists very loudly, on our putting them right again

Love, while always forgiving of imperfections and mistakes, can never cease to will their removal.

If conversion makes no improvements in a man's outward actions then I think his 'conversion' was largely imaginary.

If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a wandering to find home, why should we not look forward to the arrival?