3.21.2010

Quotes of Note by Winston Churchill and C.S. Lewis

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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. ~Winston Churchill

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. ~Winston Churchill

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. ~Winston Churchill

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. ~Winston Churchill

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. ~Winston Churchill

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If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. ~C.S. Lewis

Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to manuever you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop. ~C.S. Lewis

The claim to equality is made only by those who feel themselves to be in some way inferior. ~C.S. Lewis

Reality, in fact, is usually something you could not have guessed. That is one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It is a religion you could not have guessed. ~C.S. Lewis

There is nothing progressive about being pig headed and refusing to admit a mistake. ~C.S. Lewis

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