What Is Heaven Quotes

If a man is in doubt whether it would be better for him to expose himself to martyrdom or not, he should not do it. He must be convinced that he has a delegation from heaven.

Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble mind's delight and pride, To men and angels only given, To all the lower world denied.

The hope of heaven under troubles is like wind and sails to the soul.

Faint not; the miles to heaven are but few and short.

I bless the Lord that all our troubles come through Christ's fingers, and that He casteth sugar among them and casteth in some ounce withts of heaven and of the spirit of glory in our cup.

Through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God ... It is folly to think to steal to heaven with a whole skin.

The Earth with its scarred face is the symbol of the Past; the Air and Heaven, of Futurity.

And looking to the Heaven, that bends above you, How oft! I bless the Lot, that made me love you.

Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there.

That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion of every believer.

But oh, to him I loved Who loved me not at all,I owe the little open gate That led thru heaven's wall.

What matter though the scorn of fools be given If the path follow'd lead us on to heaven!

Heroic deeds, to use whatever dower Heaven has bestowed, to test our utmost power.

Heaven? I don't have an affinity with that place.

Heaven? That has no hold over me.

Shakespeare drew a map of the human mind as clearly as Newton mapped the heavens. Wht is one considered science and the other fir only to be mocked with jokes about pretty girls and drury lane?

The ascent from earth to heaven is not easy.

The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself.

Home joys are blessed of heaven.

The Prophet was taken by the order of God to heaven, which is a prototype of all spiritual realization in Islam. But, he had a guide; Gabriel, the angel, was his guide. He took him to heaven.

Expecting hell, we're ill prepared for heaven.

There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so heavenly minded that it is no earthly good.

Our Father in Heaven needs you to be who you are. ... You are very important.

Through our soul is our contact with heaven.

Also, rights are not things that are given in the heavens. Rather, they are levers for political articulations, which enables what was previously invisible to become visible.

The arrogance of some Christians would close heaven to them if, to their misfortune, it existed.

We cannot take a single step toward heaven. It is not in our power to travel in a vertical direction. If however we look heavenward for a long time, God comes and takes us up.

We can make our houses homes and our homes heavens.

If you've lived a bad life, they send you to Hell. But if you've been truly wicked, they give you a tour of Heaven first.

Hope is at once both simple and profound. It is hope that binds Heaven and earth. Hope is the bridge between Heaven and earth.

When we pray and meditate sincerely and soulfully, we receive an open-hearted invitation from heaven.

We do not need heaven-born saints but just earth-born seekers who believe in peace and want to live in peace.

Heaven forbids that man should know What change tomorrow's fate may bring.

We're just helping out the Christians by bringing about the apocalypse. They can all go to heaven

A university is not, thank heavens, a place for vocational instruction, it has nothing to do with training for a working life and career, it is a place for education, something quite different.

Jesus communicated parables to the secular people around him and he used stories that were very relevant to their lives, and He was taking heaven's truth and packaging it in an earthly context.

I don't want to go to the heaven that I learned about when I was a kid. To me, it seems boring.

I would never want to discourage anyone from listening to the news, heaven forfend. But I thought, you know, when I'm recommending music to people I like to recommend stuff that I think they'll like.

I'd rather use Windows and Internet Explorer in Hell than I'd use Linux and Mozilla Firefox in Heaven!

Tweeting is really only good for one thing - it's just good for tweeting... It is rewarding, because it's just its own reward. It's sort of like heaven.

Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously?

The blessing of heaven will not accompany the preaching that is done in a worldly manner.

When we lead worship we should be looking for the activity of God...our response is also a partaking of the worship that is going on in heaven.

Sometimes you want to fall on your knees and thank God in heaven for all the poor news reporting that goes on in the world.

The God which cannot give me food in this world, cannot give me Heaven in the other world

Some men, who begin by saying that the world is a hell, often end by saying that it is a heaven when they succeed in the practice of self-control.

Everything that has name and form must begin in time, exist in time, and end in time. These are settled doctrines of the Vedanta, and as such the heavens are given up.

This earth is higher than all the heavens; this is the greatest school in the universe.

You will be nearer to Heaven through foot ball than through study of Gita.

It is fear that is the cause of our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven in a moment "The earth is enjoyed by heroes" - this is the unfailing truth.