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There is no uncreated being except God. God has no opposite.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Being Except God Opposite

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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: About Big Infinite Infinitely Left Mean Otherwise Really Say Something Subject Talk Too Use Very Want Word Words You

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

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Topics: Adversity Campaigning Devil Dull Excellent Long Middle-Aged Monotonous Prosperity Weather Years

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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

Topics: Call Instrument Man Men Nature Other Out Over Power Some Some Men Turns

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Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Always Anything Anything Else Clear Else Language Make Mean Quite Sentence Sure Try Use You Your

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The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

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Topics: Does Everyone Future He Hour Minutes Rate Something Whatever Which Whoever

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

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Topics: Cannot Christianity False Importance Important Infinite Moderately Only The Only Thing Thing True

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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.

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Topics: Adult Am Come Fact Had Me Now Really Strange Talking Terms Thirty Walking I Am

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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

Topics: Begin Comfort Despair Either End Find Get In The End Look May Only Soap Soft Thinking Truth Will Wishful Wishful Thinking You

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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Being Gives Love Miracles Own Power Seeing Through

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Author

Born: November 29th, 1898

Died: November 22nd, 1963

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