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Winston ChurchillIf you’re going through hell, keep going.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Arthur SchopenhauerFor the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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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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Blaise PascalI would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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St Bernard de ClairvauxThe road to hell is paved with good intentions.

—  St Bernard de Clairvaux, 1091-1153, French saint & abbot of the Cistercian order

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DanteAbandon all hope, you who enter here.

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate.

—  Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet

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VirgilThe gates of hell are open night and day.
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way.
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task and mighty labor lies.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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George Bernard ShawA perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

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

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Jean-Paul SartreHell is other people.

—  Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher

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DanteI have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice.

—  Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet

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Dr. Thomas FullerHell is whatever Heaven is not.

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

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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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Butch HancockLife in Lubbock, Texas taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth, and you should save it for someone you love.

—  Butch Hancock, 1945-, American singer

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John KennedyDante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

     (Dante didn’t say that)

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Marquis de SadeTo judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.

—  Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer

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Victor HugoThere is something more terrible than a hell of suffering: a hell of boredom.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Maurice ChapelanIt will take a great deal of magnanimity from God to forgive men for inventing hell.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

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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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Antoine RivarolI translated Dante’s “Inferno” because I discovered some of my ancestors in it!

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

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T. S. EliotThe definition of hell is a place where nothing connects with nothing.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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John MiltonBetter to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.

—  John Milton, 1608-1674, English poet

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Arthur SchopenhauerFor where did Dante get the material for his Hell, if not from this actual world of ours?

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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E. M. ForsterAfter all, is not a real Hell better than a manufactured Heaven?

—  E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, British writer

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Thomas HobbesHell is truth seen too late.

—  Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher

Nikos KazantzakisThe devil can and does enter only Hell, the angel can and does enter only Paradise. The man, wherever he wants!

—  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

Rudyard KiplingI have my own matches and sulphur, and I'll make my own hell.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Joseph CampbellIf you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

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

Sri AurobindoIf Hell were possible, it would be the shortest cut to the highest heaven. For verily God loveth.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Philip RothThe road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Nicolas ChamfortWhen many gather together, people become small. They are like Milton’s devils who are forced to become pygmies in order to enter Pandemonium.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Bertrand RussellThere is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ's moral character, and that is that He believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Latin Quotes

Virgil If I cannot sway the heavens, I will raise hell.

Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Dorothy ParkerYou think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.

—  Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer, poet, satirist, critic

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Robert LowellI myself am hell;
nobody's here.

—  Robert Lowell, 1917-1977, American poet

Funny Quotes

Ronald ReaganSocialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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Henri JeansonFrom the day that God put man in the presence of woman, paradise became hell.

—  Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist




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