Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. … - C. S. Lewis

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Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.
If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.

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Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was an Irish author, scholar of medieval literature, and Christian apologist. He is best known for his essays on Christianity and for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Birth Name: Clive Staples Lewis

Alternative Names: Clive Hamilton • N. W. Clerk • CS Lewis • C.S. Lewis • Clive Lewis • Nat Whilk

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