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Heaven is not reached at a single bound. But we build the ladder by which we rise. From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round.

J. G. Holland
Sky, Heaven, Ladders
J.G. HOLLAND (1872). “THE MARBLE PROPHECY AND OTHER POEMS.”, p.55
Heaven is not reached at a single bound. But we build the ladder by which we rise. From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round.