“Sublime Philosophy! Thou art the patriarch's ladder, reaching heaven; And bright with beckoning angelsbut alas! We see thee, like the patriarch, but in dreams, By the first step, dull slumbering on the earth.” FirstsArtPhilosophyDreamEarthHeavenStepsAngelTheeDullReachingFirst StepsSublimeAlasLaddersBeckoningPatriarch Author:Alan Judd
“I was brought up Catholic. I'm lapsed. From the age of three I was with the nuns. Now I'm an atheist. I think religion does a lot for us but I can't quite believe it, alas... It's just a personal choice. I love the idea of heaven though. Who doesn't? It's lovely.” ThinkingBelieveDoeI CanIdeasAgeChoicesThreeHeavenCatholicAtheistLovelyAlasNunPersonal Choice Author:Paul Bettany
“Alas! while the body stands so broad and brawny, must the soul lie blinded, dwarfed, stupefied, almost annihilated? Alas! this was, too, a breath of God, bestowed in heaven, but on earth never to be unfolded!” SoulBodyEarthLyingHeavenBreathsBroadsAlasBlinded Book:Sartor Resartus Source: Sartor Resartus