True faith, a simple life, a helping hand- the three things prized most in Heaven.
Frederick BuechnerRead
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True faith, a simple life, a helping hand- the three things prized most in Heaven.
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
The idealist is incorrigible: if he is thrown out of his heaven he makes an ideal of his hell.
The plants look up to heaven, from whence they have their nourishment.
Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy. Both your religion and policy must be based on it. Your honesty must be based, as the sun is, in vacant heaven; poised, as the lights in the firmament, which have rule over the day and over the night.
His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? In heaven's name,Catiline, how long will you abuse ourpatience?
The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven.
How sweet is rest after fatigue! How sweet will heaven be when our journey is ended.
No doubt [women of faith in the past] were reproached for His name's sake, and accounted mad women; but they had a faith which enabled them at that time to overcome the world, and by which they climbed up to heaven.
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes.
The furnace of affliction is a good place for you, Christian; it benefits you; it helps you to become more like Christ, and it is fitting you for heaven.
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate.
How far to heaven? Just open your eyes and look. You are in heaven.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places.
Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish.
I thought that I was in heaven _x000D_ _x000D_ But I was sure surprised _x000D_ _x000D_ Heaven help me, I didn't see _x000D_ _x000D_ The devil in your eyes_x000D_ _x000D_ You look like an angel _x000D_ _x000D_ Walk like an angel _x000D_ _x000D_ Talk like an angel_x000D_ _x000D_ But I got wise _x000D_ _x000D_ You're the devil in disguise _x000D_ _x000D_ Oh yes you are _x000D_ _x000D_ The devil in disguise
The Man who never in his Mind & Thoughts travel'd to Heaven Is No Artist.
Here we may reign secure; and in my choice_x000D_ _x000D_ To reign is worth ambition, though in hell:_x000D_ _x000D_ Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
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