Heaven Quotes - Page 3

Should I worship Him from fear of hell, may I be cast into it. Should I serve Him from desire of gaining heaven, may He keep me out. But should I worship Him from love alone, He reveals Himself to me, that my whole heart may be filled with His love and presence.

True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.

Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven. There are others: innocence, but that is for little children; penance, but we are afraid of it; generous endurance of trials of life, but when they come we weep and ask to be. The surest, easiest, shortest way is the Eucharist.

Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew that the eye of heaven is upon you, and that you are living under the approbation or disapprobation of God.

The Gospel is not how people get to heaven. The Gospel is how people get to God.

There is a God in heaven who overrules all things for the best; and this is the comfort of my soul.

There is a huge silence inside each of us that beckons us into itself, and the recovery of our own silence can begin to teach us the language of heaven.

This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

Everything that from eternity has happened in heaven and earth, the life of God and all the deeds of time simply are the struggles for Spirit to know Itself, to find Itself, be for Itself, and finally unite itself to Itself; it is alienated and divided, but only so as to be able thus to find itself and return to Itself...As existing in an individual form, this liberation is called 'I'; as developed to its totality, it is free Spirit; as feeling, it is Love; and as enjoyment, it is Blessedness.

Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.

All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]

But why should we not place implicit confidence in God and rely upon His word of promise? Is anything too hard for the Lord? Has His word of promise ever failed? Then let us not entertain any unbelieving suspicions of His future care of us. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but not so His promises.

The wisdom of the Lord is infinite as are also His glory and His power. Ye heavens, sing His praises; sun, moon, and planets, glorify Him in your ineffable language! Praise Him, celestial harmonies, and all ye who can comprehend them! And thou, my soul, praise thy Creator! It is by Him and in Him that all exist.

Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever.

I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.

An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive

The thing is, it has to do with heart - we have to understand what hearts are for before we can get back to heaven or paradise or the power in our minds.

It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.

In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.

If I go to hell, then heavens to blame

Your harvest is not in view until your prayers rise up to heaven.

They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.

A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.