FACT OF THE DAY: Is History Bunk? by Lewis was first published today (6/1) in 1957 in The Cambridge Review. It’s reprinted in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There will always be those who, on discovering that history cannot really be turned to much practical account, will pronounce history to be …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 1st
FACT OF THE DAY:
Is History Bunk? by Lewis was first published today (6/1) in 1957 in The Cambridge Review. It’s reprinted in Present Concerns.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There will always be those who, on discovering that history cannot really be turned to much practical account, will pronounce history to be Bunk.”
Is History Bunk?
(Published on 6/1/1957 in The Cambridge Review)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (2 words):
“Truth and falsehood _____ _____ ; but truth is the norm not of truth only but of falsehood also.”
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C.S. Lewis Said What? YES, He Really Did!
I’ve been working on a short talk for the 2014 Taylor Colloquium (9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends) about quotes falsely attributed to Lewis. Along the way I’ve come across some lesser known quotations that some might have a difficult time believing he DID say. While a collection of quotes of this nature could contain a variety of categories, I’ve chosen to share sayings that are generally humorous (however, some may be more ironic, than funny).
“A good toe-nail is not an unsuccessful attempt at a brain: and if it were conscious it wd. delight in being simply a good toe-nail.”
(Letter to Hugh Kilmer from April 5, 1961 in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3)
“If you think you are a poached egg, when you are looking for a piece of toast to suit you, you may be sane, but if you think you are God, there is no chance for you.”
(Essay – What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ? in God in the Dock)