Paradise Quotes
It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.
Fyodor Dostoevsky (2017). “The Idiot (English French edition illustrated): L’Idiot (Anglais Français édition illustré)”, p.1139, Clap Publishing, LLC.
William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.559, Univ of California Press
Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 263 (1667)
To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades.
Alexander Pope (1751). “The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements. Publ. by mr. Warburton. With occasional notes”, p.204
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
"In Passing: Condolences and Complaints on Death, Dying, and Related Disappointments". Book by Jon Winokur, p. 144, 2005.