“ The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything less than perfection. ”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952). copy citation
Author | C. S. Lewis |
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Source | Mere Christianity |
Topic | perfection contentment |
Date | 1952 |
Language | English |
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Note | Adapted from a series of BBC radio talks made between 1942 and 1944 |
Weblink | https://www.dacc.edu/assets/pdfs/PCM/merechristianitylewis.pdf |
Context
“It cures our illusions about ourselves and teaches us to depend on God. We learn, on the one hand, that we cannot trust ourselves even in our best moments, and, on the other, that we need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven. The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything less than perfection.
Thirdly, people often misunderstand what psychology teaches about 'repressions'. It teaches us that 'repressed' sex is dangerous. But 'repressed' is here a technical term: it does not mean 'suppressed' in the sense of 'denied' or 'resisted'.” source
Thirdly, people often misunderstand what psychology teaches about 'repressions'. It teaches us that 'repressed' sex is dangerous. But 'repressed' is here a technical term: it does not mean 'suppressed' in the sense of 'denied' or 'resisted'.” source