6.02.2006

C.S. Lewis Quotes

* “When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place”

* "Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.”

* “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained”

* "We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that mourn.''

* “The very man who has argued you down, will sometimes be found, years later, to have been influenced by what you said”

* “God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain”

* “We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”

* “Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.”