Progress on the wrong road (Lewis)

February 20th, 2007  |  Published in Culture, Life, Progress, Quotes  |  2 Comments

We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.

–C. S. Lewis

[Anyone know what book this is from? I'd like to cite it.]

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  1. Liz Muir says:

    February 28th, 2007 at 6:46 pm (#)

    I believe this comes from Mere Christianity, the second “book” but I could be wrong.

  2. James K says:

    October 21st, 2010 at 10:00 pm (#)

    it’s actually from the first book, chapter 5, paragraph 2.

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