Quotes on Paradise

Once for all beloved children, the surest, easiest, shortest way is by the Eucharist. It is so easy to approach the holy table, and there we taste the joys of Paradise

The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not men disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God.

The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has shown itself reliable, and I have never regretted having chosen it.

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise for a sect.

Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise.

I suppose what makes me most glad is that we all recognize each other in this metaphysical space of silence and happening, and get some sense, for a moment, that we are full of paradise without knowing it.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n.

A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise.

Where there is the tree of knowledge, there is always Paradise: so say the most ancient and most modern serpents.

It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.

Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.

The home we seek is in eternity; The Truth we seek is like a shoreless sea, Of which your paradise is but a drop. This ocean can be yours; why should you stop Beguiled by dreams of evanescent dew? The secrets of the sun are yours, but you Content yourself with motes trapped in its beams. Turn to what truly lives, reject what seems -- Which matters more, the body or the soul? Be whole: desire and journey to the Whole.

If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, just remind me to show you the scars.

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.

You gave me back the paradise That I thought I lost for good You helped me find the reasons why It took me by surprise that you understood You knew all along What I never wanted to say Until I learned to love myself I was never ever lovin' anybody else.

Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Like Adam, we have all lost Paradise; and yet we carry Paradise around inside of us in the form of a longing for, almost a memory of, a blessedness that is no more, or the dream of a blessedness that may someday be again.