“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“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.”
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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.”
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“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
“Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.”
― Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
― Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
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