When humans should have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, then they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch.

The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.

What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.

Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.

There seems to be hardly any one among my acquaintance from whom I have not learned.

This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.

Whatever men expect, they soon come to think they have a right to; the sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on our part, be turned into a sense of injury. (senior devil speaking)