#heaven

This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God. ↗

— William Law

#alone #christianity #conforming #devotion #enjoyments

When the suicide arrived at the sky, the people there asked him: "Why?" He replied: "Because no one admired me. ↗

— Stephen Crane

#death #heaven #suicide #death

The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for the certainties of childhood or the absolute values of our primitive past. ↗

— Isaiah Berlin

#certainties #childhood #craving #desire #eternal

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes. ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#bush #common #crammed #earth #every

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. ↗

— John Burroughs

#kingdom #mind #place #state

Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#hell #know #need #parting

Many people don't fear a hell after this life and that's because hell is on this earth, in this life. In this life there are many forms of hell that people walk through, sometimes for a day, sometimes for years, sometimes it doesn't end. The kind of hell that doesn't burn your skin; but burns your soul. The kind of hell that people can't see; but the flames lap at your spirit. Heaven is a place on earth, too! It's where you feel freedom, where you're not afraid. No more chains. And you hear your soul laughing. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#heaven-and-hell #heaven-on-earth #hell #hell-on-earth #life-on-earth

Furthermore, the slaves cannot be put into a more wretched situation, ourselves being judges, and the community cannot take a more lively step to escape ruin, and obtain the smiles and protection of Heaven. ↗

— Samuel Hopkins

#cannot #community #escape #furthermore #heaven

I never needed much, and I never thought I'd get more than what I had. A trip to Burger King was the biggest thing in the world to me. Heaven. ↗

— Dave Grohl

#biggest thing #burger #burger king #get #had

Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death. ↗

— William Gurnall

#fear #heaven #hope #master #your