A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.

Quote by CS Lewis

Topics: Pride Quotes

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies...

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft:...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You, too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You, too?...

For the past twenty years you and I have been fed all day long on...

For the past twenty years you and I have been fed all day long on...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For...

We read to know we are not alone.

We read to know we are not alone.

God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.

God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.

When we see the face of God we shall know that we have always known...

When we see the face of God we shall know that we have always known...

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

True friends... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.

True friends... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering...

The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.

The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he...

We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he...

If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants...

If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants...

The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you...

The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you...

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.