4 C. S. Lewis Quotes on Action

C. S. Lewis quotes on action

80. Frantic administration of panaceas to the world is certainly discouraged by the reflection that 'this present' might be 'the world's last night'; sober work for the future, within the limits of ordinary morality and prudence, is not.

85. Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done.

111. But always what we have taken in hand, the same we have achieved. (ch. 17)

147. 'Fools!' said the man, stamping his foot with rage. 'That is the sort of talk that brought me here, and I'd better have been drowned or never born. Do you hear what I say? This is where dreams - dreams, do you understand - come to life, come real. Not daydreams: dreams.' (ch. 12)