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> [“The greatest hindrance to growth in faith is comfortable living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/the-greatest-hindrance-to-growth-in-faith-is-comfortable-living/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

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## More by John Carey

> [“Dickens' hypocrites are the prime beneficiaries of his inventive genius. The heroes and heroines have no imagination. We could scrap all the solemn parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/dickens-hypocrites-are-the-prime-beneficiaries-of-his-inventive/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

> [“...literature gives you ideas to think with. It stocks your mind. It does not indoctrinate, because diversity, counter-argument, reappraisal and qualification are its essence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/literature-gives-you-ideas-to-think-with-it-stocks-your-mind-it-does/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

> [“The greatest hindrance to growth in faith is comfortable living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/the-greatest-hindrance-to-growth-in-faith-is-comfortable-living/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

> [“My interview was mostly conducted by Hugo Dyson, an Oxford ‘character’, known for his wit. I always found him alarming. He was like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/my-interview-was-mostly-conducted-by-hugo-dyson-an-oxford-character/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

> [“Dickens' plots are his most discardable properties, and often have to be pushed aside to let the strange poetry of his imagination emerge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/dickens-plots-are-his-most-discardable-properties-and-often-have-to/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

> [“One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carey/one-of-history-s-most-useful-tasks-is-to-bring-home-to-us-how-keenly/)

[John Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carey/)

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