You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.

And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large read more

And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large as yours
But large enough for me.

God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our read more

God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our faces, and denied
That our close kisses should impair their white,--
I know we shall behold them raised, complete,
The dust swept from their beauty, glorified,
New Memnons singing in the great God-light.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

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

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

Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.

Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.

The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

All places are distant from heaven alike.