“I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.” MenMindHas BeensDoneGivenHeavenSonTasks Author:Solomon
“Jean Paul Sartre says in "No Exit" that hell is other people. Well, our task in life is to make it heaven. Or at least earth.” PeopleWellsEarthLife IsHeavenHellTasksExitNo ExitPaul Sartre Author:Alan Alda
“The pleasant converse of the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of encouragement as I bend over my school-tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient bearing with the freaks of my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sympathy that meets and assuages every sorrow, and sweetens every little success--all these return to me amid the responsibilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way.” IfsWayFeelsLittlesHomeSchoolLyingSongLostHeavenSimpleResponsibilityReturnSorrowKissingTasksEncouragementPressesPatientMy WayGentlePleasantFreakApprovalRestlessConversesWords Of EncouragementReproofReturn To Me Author:J. G. Holland
“It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest things in praise of it. It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.” HumansPlayMightEarthLife IsHeavenDealsObjectsHighestGardenTasksPraiseHuman LifePlaygrounds Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“Praying men are God's agents on earth, the representative of government of Heaven, set to a specific task on the earth.” MenGovernmentEarthHeavenPrayingTasksAgentsRepresentatives Author:Edward McKendree Bounds
“I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kind and true; For the Heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too; For all human ties that bind me, For the task by God assigned me, For the bright hopes yet to find me, And the good that I can do.” LifeHumansHeartKindI CanSpiritHopeHeavenCan DoGoodnessTasksTiesFind MeTies That Bind Author:George Linnaeus Banks
“Easy is the descent to hell; all night long, all day, the doors of dark Hades stand open; but to retrace the path; to come out again to the sweet air of Heaven - there is the task, there is the burden.” LongNightHeavenEasyDarkHellPathDoorsAirSweetTasksInvestingBurdenAll NightDescentHades Author:Virgil
“To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for. It is only when we see ourselves as actors in a staged (and therefore unreal) performance that death loses its frightfulness and finality and becomes an act of make-believe and a theatrical gesture. It is one of the main tasks of a real leader to mask the grim reality of dying and killing by evoking in his followers the illusion that they are participating in a grandiose spectacle, a solemn or lighthearted dramatic performance.” BelieveRealSelfRealityEarthActorsHeavenLosesLeaderDyingIllusionTasksPerformancesKillingNakedDramaticMaskFollowersGesturesSolemnUnrealTheatricalGrimParticipatingMake BelieveFinalityGrandiose Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer