Truth and falsehood are opposed; but truth is the norm not of truth only but of falsehood also.

The Glory of God, and, as our only means of glorifying Him, the salvation of human souls, is the real business of life.

Think of a country where people were admired for running away in battle, or where a man felt proud of double-crossing all the people who had been kindest to him. You might just as well try to imagine a country where two and two made five.

It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.

Besides reasoning about matters of fact, men also make moral judgements.

But what manner of use would it be ploughing through that darkness?' asked Drinian. Use?' replied Reepicheep. 'Use, Captain?' If you mean by filling our bellies or our purses, I confess it will be no use at all. So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honour and adventures. And here is as great an adventure as I have ever heard of, and here, if we turn back, no little impeachment of all our honours.

It is important early in life to acquire the power of reading sense wherever you happen to be.