C. S. Lewis Quotes

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.
C. S. Lewis

Long, Adversity, Weather

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
C. S. Lewis

War, Different, Rest

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
C. S. Lewis

Joy, Sometimes, Whether

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.
C. S. Lewis

Everything, Possible, Begins

What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.
C. S. Lewis

Nature, Men, Power

It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.
C. S. Lewis

Pray, Bore, Easier

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
C. S. Lewis

Marriage, Between, Hidden

Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.
C. S. Lewis

Time, Women, Men

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: November 29, 1898

Died: November 22, 1963

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