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“Love rejoices in good wherever it finds it; envy is pained by good, and the sight of the happiness of others hurts the eyes and the heart of the envious man. Love wishes to give; envy would rather receive. Love creates; envy destroys. Love builds up; envy pulls down. Love helps those in need, comforts the afflicted, and strives to turn all that is evil into good; envy would turn the little happiness to be found in this world into evil, sorrow, and pain.”

Source: The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time

“Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is a prison. Those who think it a hotel might regard it as quite intolerable, and those who thought it was a prison might decide that it was really surprisingly comfortable. So that what seems the ugly doctrine is one that comforts and strengthens you in the end. The people who try to hold an optimistic view of this world would become pessimists: the people who hold a pretty stern view of it become optimistic.”

People Thinking World Trying Ends Seems Might Views Half Imagine This World Building Comfort Comfortable Regard Prison Ugly Doctrine Optimistic Hotel Pessimist Other Half

Author:C. S. Lewis

“What a comfort is friendship in this world.”

World This World Comfort

Author:Virginia Woolf

“And now I'm old and going--I'm sure I can't tell where; One comfort is, this world's so hard, I can't be worse off there”

World I Can Hard Age This World Comfort Old Age

Book:Andromeda: And Other Poems

Source: Andromeda: And Other Poems

“Women have a hard time of it in this world. They are oppressed by man-made laws, man-made social customs, masculine egoism, the delusion of masculine superiority. Their one comfort is the assurance that, even though it may be impossible to prevail against man, it is always possible to enslave and torture a man.”

Men World May Made Hard Law Social Women Impossible This World Comfort Torture Hard Times Delusion Customs Oppressed Superiority Assurance Masculine Egoism

Book:Mencken Chrestomathy

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“Do not wade far out into the dangerous sea of this world's comfort. Take the good that God provides you, but say of it, "It passeth away;" for, indeed, it is but a temporary supply for a temporary need. Never suffer your goods to become your God.”

World Needs Suffering Sea Dangerous This World Comfort Goods Temporary Wade God Provides

Author:Charles Spurgeon

“I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a large church, living in a large house, and surrounded by all the comforts this world has to offer. But inside I had a sinking feeling that I was missing the point.”

World Years Feelings Dream Found House Church Christianity Missing This World Comfort Offers Comfortable Years Ago Sinking Sinking Feeling

Author:David Platt

“If we focused on using the opportunities we have, which are very great by any standard - health, longevity, comfort and privacy, endless resources of culture and information - we would not just navigate this world, we would leave a good inheritance to succeeding generations.”

Ifs World Culture Opportunity Generations Information This World Comfort Succeed Standards Resources Focused Endless Privacy Longevity Inheritance Navigate

Author:Marilynne Robinson

“Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.”

Ifs World Giving Heart Wish This World Comfort Longing Painful Quitting Discontent Banishment

Book:The Interior Castle, or the Mansions

Source: The Interior Castle, or the Mansions

“He thinks great folly, child,' said Aslan. "This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song with which I called it into life still hangs in the air and rumbles in the ground. It will not be so for long. But I cannot tell that to this old sinner, and I cannot comfort him either; he has made himself unable to hear my voice. If I spoke to him, he would hear only growlings and roarings. Oh, Adam's son, how cleverly you defend yourself against all that might do you good!”

Ifs Thinking World Children Long Made Said Stills Might Song Voice Air This World Son Comfort Folly Sinner Spokes Adam Roaring Bursting Rumble Growling

Author:C. S. Lewis

“I have grown weary of literature: silence alone comforts me. If I continue to write, it’s because I have nothing more to accomplish in this world except to wait for death. Searching for the word in darkness. Any little success invades me and puts me in full view of everyone. I long to wallow in the mud. I can scarcely control my need for self-abasement, my craving for licentiousness and debauchery. Sin tempts me, forbidden pleasures lure me. I want to be both pig and hen, then kill them and drink their blood.”

Source: The Hour of the Star

“But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for help, appealing to a higher authority in order to find your comfort.”

World Sometimes Facts Helping Order Challenges This World Higher Comfort Authority Reach Out Jurisdiction

Book:The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims

Source: The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims

“Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us.”

“Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.”

Ifs World Christian Pain Life Is Pleasure This World Comfort Highest Glory Crosses Treasure Cherish Foolishness Easter Boast Christ On The Cross

Author:John Piper

“The old order changeth yielding place to new And God fulfills himself in many ways Lest one good custom should corrupt the world. Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me I have lived my life and that which I have done May he within himself make pure but thou If thou shouldst never see my face again Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.”

Ifs World Way Life Should May Soul Done Dream Faces Order Prayer This World Praying Comfort Pure My Soul Customs Thyself

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson