FACT OF THE DAY: Willing Slaves of the Welfare State was published July 20, 1958 in The Observer. It was part of series on Is Progress Possible? – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to …
CSL Daily 8/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth radio talk from Lewis‘s first broadcast series was given today (8/27) in 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today (9/10) in 1956. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Die before you die, there is no chance after.” Till We Have Faces (Published 9/10/1956 – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Complete the quote and name the source …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth radio talk from Lewis‘s first broadcast series was given today (8/27) in 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 10th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today (9/10) in 1956.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Die before you die, there is no chance after.”
Till We Have Faces
(Published 9/10/1956
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Progress means not just changing, but _____ ______ _____ _____.”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 27th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The fourth radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given today (8/27) in 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.”
3rd BBC Broadcast
(Given on 8/27/1941; Then known as What Can We Do About It)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Name the source of this quote:
“Very likely, what with enemies, and mountains, and rivers to cross, and losing our way, and next to nothing to eat, and sore feet, we’ll hardly notice the weather.”
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QUIZ: September 15, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words): “Progress means not just changing, but _____ ______ _____ _____.”
QUOTE: August 27, 2013
“Progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.”
“What Can We Do About It”
(Broadcast on BBC from 8/27/1941; known as “We Have Cause to be Uneasy” in Mere Christianity)
Quote: July 20, 2013
“Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.”
Willing Slaves of the Welfare State (Is Progress Possible?)
(Published in The Observer on 7/20/1958)