CS Lewis Quotes always touch the heart, donβt they? π
I know youβre someone who loves deep thoughts and timeless wisdom β and thatβs exactly what Lewis gives us.
When I read his words, I feel like heβs speaking directly to my soul, reminding me to see life with hope and courage.
If you enjoy meaningful quotes that make you think and feel at the same time, youβre in the right place.
Letβs explore his words together β one line at a time. β¨
Best CS Lewis Quotes

- π You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream
- π Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point
- π There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind
- π We are what we believe we are
- π Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching
- π Joy is the serious business of heaven
- π The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts
- π Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another What You too I thought I was the only one
- π Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see
- π Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less
- π Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods
- π Do not waste time bothering whether you love your neighbor act as if you did
- π Pain insists upon being attended to God whispers to us in our pleasures speaks in our conscience but shouts in our pains
- π Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in Aim at earth and you will get neither
- π God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is not there There is no such thing
CS Lewis Quotes on Love
- β€οΈ To love is to be vulnerable
- β€οΈ Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives
- β€οΈ Love is not affectionate feeling but a steady wish for the loved personβs ultimate good as far as it can be obtained
- β€οΈ The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go Godβs love for us does not
- β€οΈ Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness
- β€οΈ Affection is an affair of the heart but charity is the love of God in man
- β€οΈ Love begins to grow when we love in spite of ourselves
- β€οΈ God loves us not because we are lovable but because He is love
- β€οΈ Being in love is not merely a strong feeling it is a deep unity maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit
- β€οΈ We are mirrors whose brightness is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us
- β€οΈ Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose
- β€οΈ The heart never takes the place of the head but it can and should obey it
- β€οΈ Godβs love is relentless in its pursuit of our hearts
- β€οΈ Love is not only a passion but a commitment to anotherβs highest good
- β€οΈ True love exists when giving is more joyful than receiving
Famous CS Lewis Quotes
- π You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me
- π I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else
- π We read to know we are not alone
- π There are no ordinary people You have never talked to a mere mortal
- π God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could not learn in any other way
- π The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour whatever he does whoever he is
- π To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you
- π A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher
- π Friendship is unnecessary like philosophy like art It has no survival value rather it is one of those things which give value to survival
- π Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave it with regret There are better things ahead than any we leave behind
- π Education without values as useful as it is seems rather to make man a more clever devil
- π No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good
- π Experience that most brutal of teachers But you learn my God do you learn
- π Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done
- π Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose
CS Lewis Quotes on Life
- πΏ Life is too deep for words so donβt try to describe it just live it
- πΏ Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny
- πΏ Experience is a brutal teacher but you learn My God do you learn
- πΏ We are what we believe we are
- πΏ No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear
- πΏ The great thing if one can is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of oneβs own or real life The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely oneβs real life
- πΏ The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour
- πΏ It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg
- πΏ Miracles do not in fact break the laws of nature
- πΏ You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream
- πΏ Nothing you have not given away will ever really be yours
- πΏ Do not waste time bothering whether you love your neighbor act as if you did
- πΏ Pain insists upon being attended to
- πΏ We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst
- πΏ The present is the point at which time touches eternity
CS Lewis Quotes on Heaven
- π Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in Aim at earth and you will get neither
- π Joy is the serious business of heaven
- π If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world
- π The door on which we have been knocking all our lives will open at last
- π The fact that our heart yearns for something earth canβt supply is proof that heaven must be our home
- π Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave it with regret There are better things ahead than any we leave behind
- π The salvation of people lies in heaven not in human progress
- π Heaven will reveal what faith embraced on earth
- π The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find the place where all the beauty came from
- π Aim high and let heaven be your guide
- π Heaven is not a reward for being good it is the fulfillment of Godβs promise
- π Heaven offers eternal joy where sorrow cannot enter
- π The promise of heaven keeps hope alive
- π Our deepest desires are whispers of heaven
- π Heaven is home for the soul that longs for God
Faith CS Lewis Quotes
- π Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods
- π I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else
- π To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you
- π Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done
- π Faith is not blind it is trusting beyond what we can see
- π God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is not there There is no such thing
- π Faith is taking the first step even when you cannot see the whole staircase
- π We walk by faith not by sight
- π Faith brings light into the darkest nights
- π Faith is courage when fear whispers otherwise
- π Our faith grows stronger through trials
- π Believing does not mean ignoring doubt but trusting despite it
- π Faith anchors the soul in stormy seas
- π Faith is not about everything turning out okay itβs about being okay no matter how things turn out
- π Faith in God transforms weakness into strength
CS Lewis Quotes on Friendship

- π€ Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another What You too I thought I was the only one
- π€ Friendship is unnecessary like philosophy like art It has no survival value rather it is one of those things which give value to survival
- π€ Is any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire
- π€ Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life
- π€ True friendship is a reflection of Godβs own love
- π€ A friendship built on faith will last forever
- π€ Friendship doubles joy and halves sorrow
- π€ A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you
- π€ The mark of true friendship is not constant presence but lasting trust
- π€ Friendship is the sheltering tree of life
- π€ Friendship nurtures courage in the hardest moments
- π€ Friends are Godβs way of showing us we are not meant to walk alone
- π€ Friendship is both a gift and a responsibility
- π€ Real friendship is rare but priceless when found
Conclusion
C.S. Lewisβs words shine with timeless wisdom, offering comfort, inspiration, and deep reflection on love, life, friendship, faith, and heaven.
His quotes remain a guiding light for readers seeking meaning and joy in 2025.
Share these words as daily encouragement or with loved ones who need hope.