„Môžu zlomiť naše telá (to môže urobiť aj mikrób), ale nemuseli by ovládnuť naše mysle.“
Originál
They might break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds.
On Living in an Atomic Age (1948)
Kontext: If we are going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things — praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts — not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. They might break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds.
Clive Staples Lewis 98
obhajca kresťanstva, románopisec a medievalista 1898–1963Podobné citáty

„Palice a kamene nám možno zlomia kosti, ale slová zlomia naše srdcia.“

The question of consciousness has always intrigued me. It starts with the question, 'Are we our bodies or are we our consciousness? What are we made up of?
La Costa, 1990
Potvrdené výroky

„Ovládni svoju myseľ, lebo ona ovládne teba.“

„Vaše telo je vzácne. Je to naše vozidlo na prebudenie. Zaobchádzajte s ním opatrne.“

„Iní ľudia sú šošovky, cez ktoré čítame naše vlastné mysle.“