“There is a greater Christian faith than one which settles for the temporal happiness, and that is the augmentation of faith. The more faithful you become, the harder the obstacles get; but the harder the obstacles get, the tougher your spine grows; and the tougher your spine grows, the less dependent you are on man's approval. I came to know this about Christianity when valuing faith before comfort.” KnowsMenChristianGrowsChristianityGreaterComfortHarderObstaclesSettlingFaithfulDependentApprovalSpineChristian Faith Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.” MenMayReasonDesireOpinionVictoryJudgmentArgumentArguingEsteemSettlingContestsSpoil Author:Thomas Browne