Quote by C.S. Lewis

Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither.

Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Ear

Summary

This quote suggests that if one's ambitions and goals are focused on noble and higher ideals (symbolized by Heaven), they are more likely to achieve success in worldly pursuits (symbolized by Earth) as well. However, if one solely pursues worldly gains, they may end up with nothing. It emphasizes the importance of aiming for excellence and having a sense of purpose beyond materialistic desires, as it can lead to more fulfilling and balanced outcomes in life.

Topics

Religion Christianity Christ

By C.S. Lewis

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorb

I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff.

Love

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Motivational

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that it's perfectly

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that it's perfectly normal for two men to be in love, it's perfectly normal for two women to be in love. My kids will grow up knowing it's all about love. It doesn't matter who you're with and everyone should have that experience.

Experience Men Love Women

Never has any one been less a priest than Jesus, never a gre

Never has any one been less a priest than Jesus, never a greater enemy of forms, which stifle religion under the pretext of protecting it. By this we are all his disciples and his successors; by this he has laid the eternal foundation-stone of true religion; and if religion is essential to humanity, he has by this deserved the Divine rank the world has accorded him.

Christianity

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an ar

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Children Artist Artists Problem Up

What can that faith do for him in his need? It teaches him t

What can that faith do for him in his need? It teaches him to bear adversity With patience that may shame a better creed.

Robert Ferguson, The Saracen

Faith

I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little sur

I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little surprised that British intelligence has never approached me.

Elizabeth Hurley

As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country.

As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furn

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

If on a sinking ship out at sea, the moral law is to always

If on a sinking ship out at sea, the moral law is to always help save women

Inspirational Bullying Ben

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Success & Failure

The truth shall set you free.

The truth shall set you free.

Truth