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Mark TwainGo to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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VoltaireParadise on earth is where I am.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecDo not ask God the way to heaven; he will show you the hardest one.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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Mark TwainOf the delights of this world, man cares most for sexual intercourse yet he has left it out of his heaven.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Friedrich NietzscheIn heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Ayn RandWhen I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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James BarrieIf it's heaven for climate, it's hell for company.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

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John MiltonThe mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

—  John Milton, 1608-1674, English poet

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Jorge Luis BorgesI have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

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Mark TwainLet us swear while we may, for in heaven it will not be allowed.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerHell is full of good meanings and wishes. But heaven is fill of good works.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Antonio PorchiaI would go to heaven, but I would take my hell; I would not go alone.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Dr. Thomas FullerHeaven is a cheap Purchase whatever it cost.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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George Bernard ShawA happy family is but an earlier heaven.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Will RogersIf there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

—  Will Rogers, 1879-1935, American actor

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MontesquieuI have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

—  Montesquieu, 1689-1755, French thinker

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William BlakePoetry, Painting & Music, the three powers in man of conversing with paradise, which the flood did not sweep away.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Jules RenardParadise does not exist, but we must nonetheless strive to be worthy of it.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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Jules RenardOn earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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Elbert HubbardI believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Marcel ProustThe true paradises are the paradises that we have lost.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Henry MillerIf we have not found heaven within, it is a certainty we will not find it without.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

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Bertrand RussellDo not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Nikos KazantzakisJustice is good, but it’s for the angels. The man can not endure, he needs mercy. I wonder, my God, if the gate to heaven is at the bottom of hell.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Antoine RivarolIt is easier for the imagination to compose a hell with pain than a paradise with pleasure.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Anatole FranceThe Kingdom of Heaven is a military autocracy and there is no public opinion in it.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Anatole FranceGood angels are fallible – they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

W.H. AudenThe slogan of Hell: Eat or be eaten. The slogan of Heaven: Eat and be eaten.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Robert Louis StevensonYou think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Jorge Luis BorgesMay Heaven exist, even if my place is Hell.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Sydney SmithMy idea of heaven is, eating pâté de foie gras to the sound of trumpets.

—  Sydney Smith, 1771-1845, British writer & cleric

Ashleigh BrilliantThere may not be a Heaven, but there is a San Francisco.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Milan KunderaThe longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Bible Quotes

Old TestamentGod planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

—  Old Testament ‐ Genesis 2:8

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Quotes in Verse

Odysseas ElytisYes, Paradise was not a nostalgia.
Nor, much more, a reward.
It was a right.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Emily DickinsonParting is all we know of Heaven,
and all we need of Hell.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

Funny Quotes

Steven WrightIf warm air rises, Heaven could be hotter than Hell.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Elbert HubbardHeaven: the Coney Island of the Christian imagination.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Proverbs

Greek proverbEven in paradise it is not good to be alone.

—  Greek proverb

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