Fern-Seed And Elephants Quotes

“here also forgiving does not mean excusing. Many people seem to think it does. They think that if you ask them to forgive someone who has cheated or bullied them you are trying to make out that there was really no cheating or bullying. But if that were so, there would be nothing to forgive. (This doesn't mean that you must necessarily believe his next promise. It does mean that you must make every effort to kill every taste of resentment in your own heart - every wish to humiliate or hurt him or to pay him out.)”
― C.S. Lewis, Fern-Seed And Elephants

“A fi creștin înseamnă a ierta ceea ce nu poate fi scuzat, fiindcă Dumnezeu ți-a iertat ceea ce nu poate fi scuzat.”
― C.S. Lewis, Fern-Seed And Elephants

“Filozofia de calitate trebuie să existe, dacă nu dintr-un alt motiv, pentru că filozofia proastă trebuie să primească un răspuns.”
― C.S. Lewis, Fern-Seed And Elephants

“Toate activitățile noastre eminamente naturale vor fi acceptate dacă sunt oferite lui Dumnezeu, până şi cele mai umile; şi toate, chiar şi cele mai nobile, vor fi păcătoase dacă nu-I sunt oferite Lui.”
― C.S. Lewis, Fern-Seed And Elephants