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“Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.”
― C.S. Lewis

“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”
― C.S. Lewis

“She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

“We meet no ordinary people in our lives.”
― C.S. Lewis; Inspirational Christian Library

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.”
― Anonymous

“Things never happen the same way twice.”
― C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian

“And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history—money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery—the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Adventures are never fun while you're having them.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.
If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

“Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Courage, dear heart.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.”
― C.S. Lewis

“My own eyes are not enough for me; I will see through those of others.”
― C.S. Lewis

“No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew

“Die before you die, there is no chance after.”
― C.S. Lewis

“The future is meant for those who are willing to let go of the worst parts of the past. When you cannot take two steps without turning around to inspect your footsteps, you are getting nowhere fast.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“Bad things happen when good people pretend nothing is wrong.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“I have come to accept myself for what I am: human. I am not perfect. I am not immune to fate, but I am not automatically doomed for being alive. I feel temptations every second of every day and I am not controlled by them. I do what I want anyway, so who is to say I want anything else? When I want, I let these peculiarities run across me like dogs to their masters. When I do not, I keep them at bay with my will and my testimony. I do not cut myself off from what makes me feel; I just refuse to feel anything that cuts me off from what matters most. It is called will power. With a little practice, you can accomplish great things.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“The best friends you will ever have are the ones who don't make you feel like you owe them a damn thing.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“Sin is a matter of opinion. Sins are only sins if you are hurting other people.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“Music is not a fucking soda. It is not a fucking insurance rate. It is not a fucking T-shirt. It is the only real religion that is worth devoting your soul to. It is the last remnant of the primal scream, the funeral dirge, and the wedding march. It is the light that keeps me out of the shadows, and it is the reason my immortal soul is not in dire straits.”
― Corey Taylor Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“The mind is left bereft when it is nothing more than a tool of regurgitation.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“Life is not that simple. That is why it is called life. That word includes both lie and if. Time to figure out which side of the "half" fence you are on: Does your life include a lie or just one big if? There is nothing wrong with either to be honest, but it will make your Sundays longer.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“It is always the nights you cannot remember that eventually become the stories you don’t forget.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

“When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.”
― Corey Taylor, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good