# “A piece of advice” by C.S. Lewis

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- Published: 2015-04-28T13:00:42-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“Oh–I’d nearly forgotten–I have _one_ other piece of advice. Remember that there
are only three kinds of things anyone need ever do.

(1) Things we _ought_ to do

(2) Things we’ve _got_ to do

(3) Things we _like_ doing.

I say this because some people seem to spend so much of their time doing things 
for none of the three reasons, things like reading books they don’t like because
other people read them.

Things you ought to do are things like doing one’s school work or being nice to 
people. Things one has got to do are things like dressing and undressing, or household
shopping.

Things one likes doing–but of course I don’t know what _you_ like. Perhaps you’ll
write and tell me one day.

Of course I always mention you in my prayers and will most especially on Saturday.
Do the same for me.

Your affectionate godfather,

C.S. Lewis

Magdalen College
 Oxford April 3, 1949″

–C.S. Lewis, “To Sarah” in [_C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684823721?tag=toletaupanre-20),(
New York: Touchstone, 1985), 27.

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## Comments

### By: Book Guy Reviews

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2015/04/28/a-piece-of-advice-by-c-s-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-8697
- Published: 2015-04-28T15:03:03-05:00

Love this so much. Thanks for sharing! If you’re ever interested in some great book
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### By: Nicodemas

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2015/04/28/a-piece-of-advice-by-c-s-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-8698
- Published: 2015-04-28T22:31:50-05:00

Amen, beautiful.