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C. S. Lewis on Truth and Comfort

„If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.“

Clive Staples LewisA thought-provoking C. S. Lewis quote about truth, comfort, reassurance, and the consequences of wishful thinking.
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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.

C. S. Lewis contrasts truth and comfort while warning against mere reassurance and wishful thinking.


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C. S. Lewis quote about truth, comfort, and despair

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.

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