"By this method thousands of humans have..." - Quote by C S Lewis
By this method thousands of humans have been brought to think that humility means pretty women trying to believe they are ugly and clever men trying to believe they are fools. And since what they are trying to believe may, in some cases, be manifest nonsense, they cannot succeed in believing it and we have the chance of keeping their minds endlessly revolving on themselves in an effort to achieve the the impossible.
More by C S Lewis
“I wish we didn't live in a world where buying and selling things seems to have become almost more important than either producing or using them.”
“The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books.”
“It is in some ways more troublesome to track and swat an evasive wasp than to shoot, at close range, a wild elephant. But the elephant is more troublesome if you miss.”
More on Humility
“Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire.”
“We may elevate ourselves but we should never reach so high that we would every forget those who helped us get there.”
“To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.”
More on Self Deception
“How much rationality and higher protection there is in such self-deception, and how much falseness I still require in order to allow myself again and again the luxury of my sincerity.”
“We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.”
“The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him.”