Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore do not seek
to understand in order to believe, but believe that you may
understand.-Augustine of Hippo (354-430), Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel according to St. John, vol. i, Marcus Dods, ed., as vol. x of The Works of Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Edinbugh: T & T Clark,
1873, p. 405

Satan’s “fiery darts” do not easily penetrate a mind captivated by the beauty of Christ. When our hearts beat with perpetual fascination and our thoughts are filled with the beauty and splendor and adequacy of God, little room is left for the devil to gain a foothold (see Phil. 4:8).-Sam Storms Tactics of Temptation, November 8, 2006, www.enjoyinggodministries.com

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.- James Russell Lowell, 1819 - 1891