“Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven.” MenHumansHeavenBornPerfectWiseErrorsFaultsAffairConnectedWorldlyPerfect Happiness Author:Gerald of Wales
“We have in effect renounced our Worldly citizenship when we receive the King of Kings and the Prince of Peace, Lord of Lords, God of Heaven, Son of Righteousness and the Kingdom of Heaven into our hearts, and have made the Heavenly City our Home!” HeartMadeHomeHeavenCitiesLordEffectsSonKingsKingdomsHeavenlyRighteousnessCitizenshipWorldlyKingdom Of HeavenLord GodPrince Of Peace Author:David Berg
“A precious place is Paradise and none may know its worth, But Eden ever longeth for the knicknacks of the earth. The angels grow quite wistful over worldly things below; They hear the hurdy-gurdies in the Candle Makers Row. They listen for the laughter from the antics of the earth; They lower pails from heaven's walls to catch the milk-maids mirth.” KnowsMayEarthHeavenGrowsWallLaughterAngelParadiseMakersMilkCandleWorldlyEdenMaidsMirthAnticsWorldly Things Book:The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems Source: The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems
“Our measure of rewards and punishments is most partial and incomplete, absurdly inadequate, utterly worldly; and we wish to continue it into the next world. Into that next and awful world we strive to pursue men, and send after them our impotent paltry verdicts of condemnation or acquittal. We set up our paltry little rod to measure heaven immeasurable.” MenWorldLittlesNextHeavenWishRewardsStrivePunishmentPursueAwfulWorldlyInadequateIncompleteCondemnationVerdictReward And PunishmentAcquittal Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)
“As the love of the heavens makes us heavenly, the love of virtue virtuous, so doth the love of the world make one become worldly.” WorldHeavenVirtueHeavenlyVirtuousWorldlyWorldliness Author:Philip Sidney
“Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too long that we should putter around on the porch of eternity.” ShouldLongLife IsFightingHeavenHellWasteEmptyEternityBlindPainfulFoolishHorribleVainExcitementBubblesWorldlyToo ShortNumbLife Is Too ShortPorch Author:John Piper
“Men are tending to materialism. Houses, lands, and worldly goods attract their attention, and as a mirage lure them on to death. Christianity, on the other hand leads only the natural body to death, and for the spirit, it points out a house not built with hands, eternal in the heavens... Let me urge you to follow Him, not as the Nazarene, the Man of Galilee, the carpenter's son, but as the ever living spiritual person, full of love and compassion, who will stand by you in life and death and eternity.” MenPersonsBodyHandsSpiritualSpiritHouseHeavenNaturalAttentionCompassionChristianityLandHe ManSonEternalBuiltLet MeEternityLife And DeathUrgesMaterialismGoodsWorldlyLureLove And CompassionCarpenterMiragesNazarene Author:James A. Garfield
“How could God invite you to heaven, where the most exciting thing to do all day is gaze upon His glorious face, if you're not in heaven right here on earth when you're alone with Him? Do you think that after you die, suddenly you'll be in heaven and "presto!" all at once you're not going to like worldly things anymore? All of a sudden you'll love more than anything else just to hang out with God, when you couldn't stand being alone with Him even 20 minutes a day?” IfsThinkingEarthFacesDiesHeavenMinutesExcitingThings To DoGloriousHanging OutInvitesWorldlyExciting ThingsWorldly Things Author:Keith Green