Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Quotes: The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.
         

The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.


C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Check all other quotes by C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-only-things-we-can-keep-are-61680>.




Check out


Other quotes of C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity


Good and evil both increase at compound interest.

Good and evil both increase at compound interest.




God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker.

God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker.



The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.

The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.



Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.

Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.



We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.

We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.



Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.

Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.



of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house.

of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house.



Every Christian is to become a little Christ. The whole purpose of becoming a Christian is simply nothing else.

Every Christian is to become a little Christ. The whole purpose of becoming a Christian is simply nothing else.



If we really want to learn how to forgive, perhaps we had better start with something easier than the Gestapo.

If we really want to learn how to forgive, perhaps we had better start with something easier than the Gestapo.





Other quotes you may like


There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.



Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.

Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.



If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change" ~Oromis to eragon ,Brisingr~618

If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change" ~Oromis to eragon ,Brisingr~618



Regardless of what people ultimately think about Crazy As Hell, It's not the type of film that, ten minutes after seeing it, you're only focused on what you want to eat.

Regardless of what people ultimately think about Crazy As Hell, It's not the type of film that, ten minutes after seeing it, you're only focused on what you want to eat.



I want to be a good human being.

I want to be a good human being.



The light of unconditional love awakens the dormant seed potentials of the soul.

The light of unconditional love awakens the dormant seed potentials of the soul.



To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.

To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.



My beloved grows right out of my own heart. How much more union can there be.

My beloved grows right out of my own heart. How much more union can there be.



I wasn't a businesswoman, so I didn't know how to build a career.

I wasn't a businesswoman, so I didn't know how to build a career.



There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.

There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.". Author of this quote is C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. .