the more glorious the triumph

Thomas Paine. "The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph." But you might conclude that it really means, the more glorious the triumph, the harder the conflict. When the Jews went back to Israel it was preceded by some of the worst suffering. In this trial, people of faith, remember that this suffering also precedes something wonderful. "What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly." Everything truly good requires an expensive payment.