• Link to Youtube Link to Youtube Link to Youtube
  • Link to Telegram Link to Telegram Link to Telegram
  • Link to X Link to X Link to X
yoice.net
  • Quotes | yoice.net
    • Authors
      • Albert Einstein
      • Aldous Huxley
      • Ayn Rand
      • Edward Bernays | Father of modern propaganda
      • Friedrich Nietzsche | Quotes Collection
      • George Orwell | Quotes Collection
      • Hannah Arendt | Quotes, philosophies and timeless wisdom
      • Henry Louis Mencken | Astute critic and satirist
      • Joost A.M. Meerloo
      • Julian Huxley
      • Noam Chomsky
      • Sergei Kapiza
      • Walter Lippmann
    • Tags
      • Anarchy | Wisdom and the Philosophy of Freedom
      • Education
      • COVID1984 Quotes | Revealing the Madness
      • Democracy | Some revealing quotes
      • Money creation | Quotes about the magic of money
      • Jesuit
      • Mass media
      • Truth
      • Science
  • Earth Curvature Calculator
  • Saved Quotes & Inspirations
  • Menu Menu

Quote About Old Age by C. S. Lewis

„How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.“

Clive Staples LewisC. S. Lewis reflects on the burdens of a long life in this thoughtful quote about old age, suffering, and transience.
Previous Previous Previous Next Next Next

Clive Staples Lewis was an Irish writer and literary scholar. He taught at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

In this concise quotation, C. S. Lewis reflects on the burdens and suffering associated with prolonged old age.


Translation or original: 🇩🇪Click here

Quelle: Hier klicken

i

3.0 / 5
👥 Community:
Clive Staples Lewis | agesorrowdeathdespairgrieflongingpainwisdompessimismsadnesspatiencelife
Share this entry
  • Facebook Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Whatsapp Whatsapp Share on WhatsApp
  • Paper-plane Paper-plane Share on Telegram
  • Mail Mail Share by Mail

C. S. Lewis quote about the challenges of old age

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was an Anglo-Irish writer, literary scholar, and theologian. He is renowned for his works of Christian apologetics and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. Lewis taught literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later at the University of Cambridge. His influence extends to modern fantasy literature and Christian philosophy.

Jonathan Swift quote image about the difference between living a long life and growing oldCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
31. July 2022
/
0 Comments
"Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old." Jonathan Swift
Read more
C. S. Lewis quote about middle-age monotony and life's long, dull yearsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
7. August 2017
/
0 Comments
"The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil." C. S. Lewis
Read more
Inspirational quote image featuring H. L. Mencken on mortality and timeCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
1. January 2020
/
0 Comments
"Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago." H. L. Mencken
Read more
Age and life experience quote by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
18. September 2025
/
0 Comments
"A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man's age represents a fine cargo of experience and memories." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Read more
Inspirational old age quote attributed to Marie von Ebner-EschenbachCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
22. December 2017
/
0 Comments
"Old age transfigures or fossilizes." Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Read more
Mark Twain quote about worries and fearsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
22. December 2022
/
0 Comments
"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." Mark Twain
Read more
0 replies

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Du musst angemeldet sein, um einen Kommentar abzugeben.

QR Code
Prof. Hans-Hermann Hoppe Heinrich Böll Rupert Sheldrake Gabriel Laub Samuel Adams Georges I. Gurdjieff Oswald Spengler Milton Friedman Sokrates Eduardo Galeano Terence McKenna Elon Musk Oscar Wilde Charles Wright Mills Mark Twain Umberto Eco Ivan Illich Neil Postman Erich Fromm Ludwig von Mises Harry Edson Browne George Orwell Leo Tolstoi Walter Lippmann Friedrich Nietzsche H. L. Mencken Noam Chomsky Ayn Rand Aldous Huxley Murray Rothbard Henry Ford Thomas Sowell Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Dr. Alan Bloom Voltaire John Taylor Gatto Gore Vidal Albert Jay Nock Clive Staples Lewis Edward Bernays Robert A. Heinlein Chris Hedges Antoine de Saint-Exupéry John Lennon Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Klaus Kinski Karl Popper Emma Goldman Dan Stevens George Bernard Shaw
©yoice.net • Realisierung: jan@pixel-park.net • Hosting - yoice.net Media • moyo-film.de | *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
  • Link to Youtube Link to Youtube Link to Youtube
  • Link to Telegram Link to Telegram Link to Telegram
  • Link to X Link to X Link to X
  • Contact
  • Cookie Policy (EU)
  • Privacy Policy
  • imprint
Link to: “Joy is the serious business of Heaven” – C. S. Lewis Link to: “Joy is the serious business of Heaven” – C. S. Lewis “Joy is the serious business of Heaven” – C. S. LewisInspirational C. S. Lewis quote about joy and heavenCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork Link to: “Better Things Lie Ahead” – Quote by C. S. Lewis Link to: “Better Things Lie Ahead” – Quote by C. S. Lewis Inspirational C. S. Lewis quote image about hope and moving forwardCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork“Better Things Lie Ahead” – Quote by C. S. Lewis
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}