"Even in this world of course it..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Even in this world of course it is the stupidest children who are most childish and the stupidest grown-ups who are most grown-up.
More by C S Lewis
“Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.”
“And there’s also ‘To him that hath shall be given.’ After all, you must have a capacity to receive, or even omnipotence can’t give. Perhaps your own passion temporarily destroys the capacity.”
“To interest is the first duty of art; no other excellences will ever begin to compensate for failure in this.”
More on Maturity
“Looking back, I realize that this period of my life has irrevocably come to a close; my happy-go-lucky, carefree schooldays are gone forever. I don't even miss them. I've outgrown them. I can no longer just kid around, since my serious side is always there.”
“I approach love differently now that I know it's hard for it to work out.”
“My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.”
More on Intelligence
“All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity.”
“Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.”
“I can't imagine a genuinely intelligent boy getting much out of college, even out of a good college, save it be a cynical habit of mind.”