Mike ([info]augustine) wrote,
@ 2009-05-03 00:59:00
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Entry tags:chesterton, quotes (non-chesterton), scripture

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13)

Well, I don't know much about music, but just in case anyone is interested, apparently Chesterton made a "guest appearance" in the music video of "Satellite" by Rickie Lee Jones. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueOJXcsnHU

(Found through the Chesterteens)
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From The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Whenever they are attending to the Enemy Himself we are defeated, but there are ways of preventing them from doing so. The simplest is to turn their gaze away from Him towards themselves. Keep them watching their own minds and trying to produce feelings there by the action of their own wills. When they meant to ask Him for charity, let them, instead, start trying to manufacture charitable feelings for themselves and not notice that this is what they are doing. When they meant to pray for courage, let them really be trying to feel brave. When they say they are praying for forgiveness, let them be trying to feel forgiven. Teach them to estimate the value of each prayer by their success in producing the desired feeling; and never led them suspect how much success or failure of that kind depends on whether they are well or ill, fresh or tired, at the moment.

(Letter IV; emphasis mine)



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[info]zirptonianwoman
2009-05-04 07:30 pm UTC (link)
Are you sure that's Chesterton in the video, and not an overweight unmasked Zorro? lol ;)

That quote is the type of Chesterton writing that is a bit hard for me to grasp, I think I'd need to see it in it's entire context, assuming there is more, to get the best understanding of it. Needless to say, he definitely is a superior writer. :)

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[info]augustine
2009-05-21 02:20 pm UTC (link)
Sorry for not replying sooner! D'oh!

Are you sure that's Chesterton in the video, and not an overweight unmasked Zorro? lol ;)

lol. :-)

That quote is the type of Chesterton writing that is a bit hard for me to grasp, I think I'd need to see it in it's entire context, assuming there is more, to get the best understanding of it. Needless to say, he definitely is a superior writer. :)

Actually, that particular quote was a C.S. Lewis quote, from The Screwtape Letters (which I highly suggest reading!)

Hope you are doing well!

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