"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."

Travel

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on travel by C. S. Lewis resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in travel is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain.

More quotes by C. S. Lewis  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by C. S. Lewis

"This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted."

Read more  ’

"Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success."

Read more  ’

More about Travel

View all Travel quotes  ’