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"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven."

"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

Heaven, Poor, Possessions, Treasure

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"Because that is what such a city is, in the New World, a writer's heaven."

"Because that is what such a city is, in the New World, a writer's heaven."

Derek Walcott, Trinidadian Playwright

Heaven, World, Writer

164

"O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!"

"O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

81

"You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven."

"You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

79

"All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way."

"All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way."

Frederick II, German Royalty

78

"One's homesickness for Heaven finds at least an inn there; and it's an inn on the right road."

"One's homesickness for Heaven finds at least an inn there; and it's an inn on the right road."

Ruth Pitter, British Musician

Heaven, Homesickness, Right, Road

76

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

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

Clint Eastwood, American Actor

72

"This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies."

"This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Heaven, Want, Words

71

"Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity."

"Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity."

Thomas Moore, Irish Poet

Heaven, Sea, Ships

70

"The Roman Catholics teach that unless you're a Roman Catholic you do not go to heaven."

"The Roman Catholics teach that unless you're a Roman Catholic you do not go to heaven."

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

67

"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."

"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."

John Milton, English Poet

Heaven, Hell, Mind

64

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"

Robert Browning Hamilton, American Poet

63

"Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it."

"Thank Heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it."

Logan P. Smith, American Writer

63

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."

"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."

John Milton, English Poet

60

"Don't search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now."

"Don't search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Heaven, Present Moment

60

"The human race is the basis on which heaven is founded, is because man was last created, and that which is last created is the basis of all that precedes."

"The human race is the basis on which heaven is founded, is because man was last created, and that which is last created is the basis of all that precedes."

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish Scientist

Heaven, Man, Race

59

"Hawaii can be heaven and it can be hell."

"Hawaii can be heaven and it can be hell."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

59

"The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated."

"The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

58

"We pass now quickly from each other's sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven."

"We pass now quickly from each other's sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Heaven, Now, Sight, Will

57

"I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine."

"I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine."

Melissa Etheridge, American Musician

56

"Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven."

"Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven."

Francis Thompson, English Poet

56

"I got a series with the WB next year. We start shooting in July. It's going to be called Safe Harbor, and it's an hour show. It's a Spelling show and will follow 7th Heaven."

"I got a series with the WB next year. We start shooting in July. It's going to be called Safe Harbor, and it's an hour show. It's a Spelling show and will follow 7th Heaven."

Gregory Harrison, American Actor

Heaven, July, Spelling, Will

56

"O what a heaven is love! O what a hell!"

"O what a heaven is love! O what a hell!"

Thomas Dekker, English Dramatist

56

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

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

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

54

"Your heaven and your hell are within you."

"Your heaven and your hell are within you."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Heaven, Self-Perception

54

"They've got him - credible witnesses, documents, heaven knows what else. In all my years as a prosecutor I have never seen such an open-and-shut case."

"They've got him - credible witnesses, documents, heaven knows what else. In all my years as a prosecutor I have never seen such an open-and-shut case."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Heaven, Open, Years

53

"I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell."

"I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell."

Pat Buckley, Irish Clergyman

53

"Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven."

"Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven."

John Lubbock, British Statesman

53

"There's a special place in heaven for caregivers."

"There's a special place in heaven for caregivers."

Maureen Reagan, American Celebrity

53

"They're called "angels" because they're in heaven until the reviews come out."

"They're called "angels" because they're in heaven until the reviews come out."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

52

"Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall."

"Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall."

Matthew Arnold, English Poet

Heaven, Waiting

52

"Not all of those who cry "The poor, the poor!" will enter the kingdom of heaven."

"Not all of those who cry "The poor, the poor!" will enter the kingdom of heaven."

Michael Novak, American Philosopher

Heaven, Poor, Will

52

"Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there."

"Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there."

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian Activist

Heaven, Poor, Spirit

52

"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."

"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."

George Herbert, British Poet

52

"I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right."

"I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right."

Charles Evers, American Activist

52

"No man can resolve himself into Heaven."

"No man can resolve himself into Heaven."

Dwight L. Moody, American Clergyman

51

"Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?"

"Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?"

Candace Cameron, American Actress

Heaven, Question

51

"It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven."

"It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven."

Matthew Henry, English Clergyman

Heaven, Talking, Walking, Will

49

"The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind."

John Burroughs, American Author

Heaven, Mind, State

49

"Heaven is what we spend our lives trying to find."

"Heaven is what we spend our lives trying to find."

Beth Orton, English Musician

49

"7th Heaven is quite a hit for them now, and they are hoping to appeal to a very similar audience with our show; skewed slightly older I guess, since it's a 9:00 to 10:00 show."

"7th Heaven is quite a hit for them now, and they are hoping to appeal to a very similar audience with our show; skewed slightly older I guess, since it's a 9:00 to 10:00 show."

Gregory Harrison, American Actor

48

"Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue."

"Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue."

Francis Quarles, English Poet

48

"I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know."

"I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

48

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."

Joe Louis, American Athlete

47

"To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven."

"To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven."

J. B. Priestley, British Writer

Heaven, Hell, World

47

"If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?"

"If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?"

Yann Martel, Canadian Author

Heaven, Humanity, Unity, Idealism, Freedom

47

"Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven."

"Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

47

"It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also."

"It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also."

Robert Southey, English Poet

Heaven, Hell, Intentions

46

"Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book."

"Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book."

John Le Carre, English Writer

Heaven, Mistakes, Talk

46

"If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation."

"If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

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