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As long as he retains externally the habits of a Christian he can still be made to think of himself as one who has adopted a few new friends and amuse...more

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His ideal is a man who, having worked all day for the good of posterity (if that is his vocation), washes his mind of the whole subject, commits the i...more

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[M]an has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen incompatible philosophies dancing about together inside his head. He doesn't thi...more

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No doubt he must very soon realize that his own faith is in direct opposition to the assumptions on which all the conversation of his new friends is b...more

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Surely you know that if a man can't be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighbourhood looking for the church that...more

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Provided that any of those neighbours sing out of tune or have boots that squeak, or double chins, or odd clothes, the patient will quite easily belie...more

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His whole effort, therefore, will be to get the man’s mind off the subject of his own value altogether. He would rather the man thought himself a grea...more

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I believe this not in the sense that it is part of my creed, but in the sense that it is one of my opinions. My religion would not be in ruins if this...more

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If each side had been frankly contending for its own real wish, they would all have kept within the bounds of reason and courtesy; but just because th...more

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I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go...more

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You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion.

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But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.

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We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

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Now, if we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to the true object, and will even appear a...more

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There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ...more