“Let us be satisfied simply with what sustains our present life, not with what pampers it. Let us pray to God for this, as we have been taught, so that we may keep our souls unenslaved and absolutely free from domination by any of the visible things loved for the sake of the body. Let us show that we eat for the sake of living, and not be guilty of living for the sake of eating. The first is a sign of intelligence, the second proof of its absence.” FirstsMayHas BeensSoulShowsBodyChristianTaughtPrayingEatingSakeProofAbsenceSatisfiedGuiltyVisibleOrthodoxDominationPraying To GodPresent Life Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.” DoeSoulShowsSatisfiedContentment Author:Marcus Aurelius
“I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.” FeelsTryingHas BeensEnoughShowsChristianDiesInformationArgumentSatisfiedNot AfraidShow Me Author:William Jennings Bryan
“When we would show any one that he is mistaken, our best course is to observe on what side he considers the subject,--for his view of if is generally right on this side,--and admit to him that he is right so far. He will be satisfied with this acknowledgment, that he was not wrong in his judgment, but only inadvertent in not looking at the whole case.” IfsWholeShowsCoursesSidesViewsCasesSubjectsJudgmentArgumentSatisfiedMistakenAcknowledgment Author:Blaise Pascal