Clive Staples Lewis
"Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest."
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"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts."
"We are what we believe we are."
"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step."
"We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive."
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn."