" John Bunyan describes this Madam Bubble for us. She has a winning way. She drops a smile at the end of her sentences. She talks a lot about honorable things and tries to win our respect. Oh believe me, Christians are not in as much danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired. We should tremble and fear when we stand on the summit of popularity. It is not when we are hissed and jeered that we should be alarmed. It is when the world loves us, speaks well of us, and wants to help us, that trouble is headed our way. It is not in the cold wintry wind that I take off my coat of righteousness and throw it away. It is when the sun is out, the weather pleasant, and the temperature warm, that I unguardedly strip off my robes and become naked. Only God knows how many have been made naked by the love of this world! "
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon , Peace and Purpose in Trial and Suffering