Quotations
- My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?
- Book II, Chapter 1, "The Rival Conceptions of God"
- Among these Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. He claims to forgive sins. He says He has always existed. He says He is coming to judge the world at the end of time. Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd about it. But this man, since He was a Jew, could not mean that kind of God. God, in their language, meant the Being outside of the world, who had made it and was infinitely different from anything else. And when you have grasped that, you will see that what this man said was, quite simply, the most shocking thing that has ever been uttered by human lips.
- Book II, Chapter 3, "The Shocking Alternative"
- MISATTRIBUTED
- Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
- Not found in Lewis's works.
- "Integrity means doing the right thing at all times, without hesitation" is found in a 1943 syndicated newspaper column. Elsie Robinson, "Listen, World!", Evening News (Harrisburg, PA), 1943-02-24, p. 10.
- "Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one is there to judge" is found (unattributed) in the 1965 Journal of Clinical Psychology.
- The quote became attributed to C.S. Lewis by 2012.
- Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
- Not found in Lewis's works.
- "Integrity means doing the right thing at all times, without hesitation" is found in a 1943 syndicated newspaper column. Elsie Robinson, "Listen, World!", Evening News (Harrisburg, PA), 1943-02-24, p. 10.
- "Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one is there to judge" is found (unattributed) in the 1965 Journal of Clinical Psychology.
- The quote became attributed to C.S. Lewis by 2012.
The great thing about statues in public places is that they cost nothing to see; and you can see them on your own, even when there are restrictions on meeting groups of people indoors and out.
What\s more, you can see them on the internet. And plan your later trip. Or just enjoy your travel around the internet. Isn't the internet wonderful!
Mural depicting C.S. Lewis and images associated with his work (Aslan, Jadis, Lucy opening the wardrobe), Ballymacarrett Road, east Belfast, Northern Ireland. Lewis spent much of his childhood in northern Ireland.
What next? The Titanic! Giants' Causeway. Several distilleries. If you are not into alcohol, the Cola Museum.
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About the Author Angela Lansbury
The Author - Quick Quotations
Angela Lansbury B A Hons is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books.
About Angela The Speaker & Trainer
Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.
Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Vice President Public Relations, Immediate Past President.
Former Area Director S3. Club Coach for Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club.
Also Member of: TCA Toastmasters Club; Singapore Online Dynamic; Harrovians UK
Garen Tee on using story telling in business, on bha.learncool.sg .
Recent meetings of BHA included an educational session on using Powerpoint for posters.
Next BHA meetings, always first Wednesday evening, 7 pm Singapore time. Next meetings 1st Wednesday evening is Wednesday June 2nd at 7pm; and third Saturday afternoon, June 19th 2pm Singapore time.
Angela The Blogger
Angela has several blogs speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:
See next post on sculptor Tom Harvey.
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