“Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.”- C.S. It did very well in its place, but it looks shabby or tawdry or grotesque in the sunshine.” - C.S.
“Affection would not be affection if it was loudly and frequently expressed to produce it in public is like getting your household furniture out for a move. “It is indeed only love that makes the difference: all those very same principles which are evil in the world of selfishness and necessity are good in the world of love and understanding.”- C.S. “Appreciative love gazes and holds its breath and is silent, rejoices that such a wonder should exist even if not for him, will not be wholly dejected by losing her, would rather have it so than never to have seen her at all.”- C.S. “No people find each other more absurd than lovers.”- C.S. “When they have really learned to love their neighbours as themselves, they will be allowed to love themselves as their neighbours.”- C.S. It will not be broken it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.” - C.S. But in that casket-safe, dark, motionless, airless-it will change. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries avoid all entanglements. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. “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. “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.” - C.S.
Here are some of Lewis’s moving and inspiring words about love that will warm your heart.ġ. Soon after, he wrote A Grief Observed, in which he continued to explore his emotions through the lens of her passing. One of his most famous works is The Four Loves, published in July 1960, just four months before the tragic death of his wife. Lewis penned a number of writings focused on love. Lewis about friendship, love, life, and faith. More than 10 years later, he finally released a book, The Pilgrim’s Regress, under his own name.Īs one of the world’s most respected authors, Lewis’s words of wisdom continue to inspire countless readers and listeners. After being discharged from the British Army post-World War I, Lewis began publishing under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton. Much of Lewis’s childhood and adult life were riddled with strife. His acclaimed classics range from The Chronicles of Narnia fantasy series to the theologically-specific Mere Christianity. Lewis is perhaps one of the most esteemed and beloved authors of all time.
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