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“Speak, vision of the night, Tell me why you haunt me so... Speak, heaven morning light, Whisper all my heart would know. Dawn never finds you, Gone back to where the Shadows dwell... Speak, my beloved, speak, tho' you only say farewell!”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Smile to me, like the very first smile You are magnificent when you're innocent. Walk to me Like the very first walk You are from heaven sent when you're innocent.”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is zero hour and there's no way back Can you feel that power in its arms you're wrapped All through the night-time Till the sun comes in? Now Heaven's Open Fly right in!”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Heaven and Earth are turning Round the Earth fire is burning. Sheltered from the cruel storm Peace on Earth is new born”
Mike Oldfield (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve moved heaven and earth to find you.”
Stephen R. Lawhead (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is full of kings and queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams, It's heaven and hell, oh well.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Heaven and Hell" on Heaven and Hell (1980)
“Well, I never been to Heaven But I been to Oklahoma Well, they tell me I was born there But I really don't remember In Oklahoma, not Arizona What does it matter, what does it matter?”
Hoyt Axton (1938–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He said he didn’t care if he went to heaven or hell, because neither could be more fearful than absolute nothingness; salvation and damnation were one and the same if the only thing out there was total nothingness.”
Kenzaburō Ōe (1935–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made higher and broader, or he will hardly get in.”
Thomas Adam (1701–1784) said by 1784 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A match made in Heaven, set the fires in Hell”
Lupe Fiasco (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you can measure your height from head to heaven, he is taller than you.”
Luis Miguel (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of my problems is to find the Ego, which has only one form and is immortal – to find it in animals and men, in the heaven and in the hell which together form the world in which we live.”
Max Beckmann (1884–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is only as we fixate our eyes—our thoughts—on our future hope in heaven that we will be strengthened and enable to live wisely in this life.”
“Although believers will not receive their resurrection bodies until the rapture, it is apparent that believers will have bodies in the intermediate state in heaven.”
“Heaven… is the eternal kingdom Christ will inaugurate at His second coming.”
“As believers we have no need to fear death. Christ himself assures us of a safe arrival home in heaven!”
“Every believer departing this old earth …immediately transitions into heaven and is welcomed home by Jesus himself.”
“We are limited by our visual, physical senses; yet from the Scriptures we can readily conclude that heaven is indeed not distant at all. It is nearby.”
“In heaven, “we will have a real body with a real voice—and we will recognize each other’s voice.”
“On the new earth—heaven—we will have perfect bodies, resistant to any ailment. Our new bodies will continue on forever, without missing a beat.”
“When we see one another in heaven, we will have beautiful bodies that will far surpass the beauty of our bodies on this earth.”
“Many of the passages that describe the millennial kingdom also, in continuity, describe the new heaven and the new earth—the eternal state.”
“In heaven..we will not longer cry, feel sad, or face death. …Our bodies will be perfect, locked into eternal youth…ageless.”
“Prosperity and security are ours in heaven. We will live in peace and safety.”
“The admission to heaven is faith in Jesus Christ. He is the only way. There is no other philosophy, no religion, no other way.”
“In heaven we will enjoy a continuity of love in a profound way.”
“As we grow in our understanding of knowledge of Him in heaven, our worship will surely increase in magnitude.”
“It is only as we focus our thoughts on heaven that we will correctly interpret life on earth.”
“I have faith in the universe, for it is rational. Law underlies each happening. And I have faith in my purpose here on earth. I have faith in my intuition, the language of my conscience, but I have no faith in speculation about Heaven and Hell. I'm concerned with this time—here and now.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[One] must look into hell before one has any right to speak of heaven.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Colette O'Niel, October 23, 1916; published in The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914-1970, p. 87
“All traditional logic habitually assumes that precise symbols are being employed. It is therefore not applicable to this terrestial life but only to an imagined celestial existence... logic takes us nearer to heaven than other studies.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) first seen 1923 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'Vagueness', first published in The Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy, 1 June, 1923
“When I was 4 years old ... I dreamt that I'd been eaten by a wolf, and to my great surprise I was in the wolf's stomach and not in heaven.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BBC interview on "Face to Face" (1959); The Listener, Vol. 61 (1959), p. 503
“Heaven is a despotism. I shall be at home there.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Divorces are made in Heaven.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Gallows, n. A stage for the performance of miracle plays, in which the leading actor is translated to heaven.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Heaven, n. A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound your own.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, 'Heaven lies about us.' The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“since our leading men think themselves in a seventh heaven, if there are bearded mullets in their fish-ponds that will come to hand for food, and neglect everything else, do not you think that I am doing no mean service if I secure that those who have the power, should not have the will, to do any harm?”
Cicero (107–43 BC) said by 43 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path. On this account, the superior man does not wait till he sees things, to be cautious, nor till he hears things, to be apprehensive.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way of the superior man may be found, in its simple elements, in the intercourse of common men and women; but in its utmost reaches, it shines brightly through Heaven and Earth.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To no one but the Son of Heaven does it belong to order ceremonies, to fix the measures, and to determine the written characters.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.”
Confucius (551–479 BC) said by 479 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) said by 1881 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are never without a pilot. When we know not how to steer, and dare not hoist a sail, we can drift. The current knows the way, though we do not. The ship of heaven guides itself, and will not accept a wooden rudder.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) first seen 1878 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Sovereignty of Ethics", in The North America Review, no. 262 (May–June 1878) p. 407
“To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) first seen 1822 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: December 20, 1822
“Announced by all the trumpets of the sky Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river and the heaven, And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) said by 1882 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source