“The kingdom of heaven will, in fact, appear on earth , but it will be ruled over by men a mere handful to begin with, who will be the Cassars, because they were the first to understand and later, with time, by all men.” MenFirstsFactsEarthHeavenMereKingdomsHandfulKingdom Of Heaven Book:The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Source: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
“In the Gospels, for instance, we sometimes find the kingdom of heaven illustrated by principles drawn from observation of this world rather than from an ideal conception of justice; ... They remind us that the God we are seeking is present and active, that he is the living God; they are doubtless necessary if we are to keep religion from passing into a mere idealism and God into the vanishing point of our thought and endeavour.” IfsWorldSometimesHeavenJusticePrinciplesThis WorldIdealsMereSeekingActivePassingKingdomsPassingsInstanceObservationConceptionOur ThoughtsIdealismEndeavourKingdom Of HeavenVanishingVanishing Point Author:George Santayana
“Now I wonder what our knowledge has in common with God's knowledge according to those who treat God's knowledge... Is there anything else common to both besides the mere name? ...there is an essential distinction between His knowledge and ours, like the distinction between the substance of the heavens and that of the earth.” EarthNamesHeavenCommonWonderEssentialsTreatsMereSubstanceDistinction Book:The Guide for the Perplexed Source: The Guide for the Perplexed
“Repentance must be something more than mere remorse for sins: it comprehends a change of nature befitting heaven.” HeavenSinMereRepentanceRemorse Book:Ben-Hur (Diversion Classics) Source: Ben-Hur (Diversion Classics)