“Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees, takes off his shoes - the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries”
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“Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees, takes off his shoes - the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries”
“Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven”
“The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.”
“There's heaven above, and night by night I look right through its gorgeous roof”
“When earth breaks up and heaven expands, how will the change strike me and you in the house not made with hands?”
“In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity”
“There may be heaven; there must be hell; meantime, there is our earth here - well!”
“Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ”
“Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so.”
“Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.”
“Philosophy will clip an angel's wings”
“He ne'er is crowned with immortality who fears to follow where airy voices lead.”
“Health is my expected heaven”
“A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.”
“Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven”
“Probably no invention came more easily to man than heaven”
“The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind”
“If you wait for a perfect church, you must wait until you get to heaven; and even if you could find a perfect assembly on earth, I am sure they would not admit you to their fellowship, for you are not perfect yourself.”