If God were a Kantian, who would not have us till we came to Him from the purest and best motives, who could be saved?
C. S. LewisWe do not come to God as bad people trying to become good people; we come as rebels to lay down our arms.
C. S. LewisFor every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.
C. S. LewisEmeth came walking forward into the open strip of grass between the bonfire and the Stable. His eyes were shining, his face was solemn, his hand was on his sword-hilt, and he carried his head high. Jill felt like crying when she looked at his face. And Jewel whispered in the King's ear, "By the Lion's Mane, I almost love this young warrior, Calormene though he be. He is worthy of a better god than Tash.
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