Petrarch Quotes

We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.

Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that's what it's all about.

We do not wish to enter Heaven until our work is done, for it would make us uneasy if there were one single soul left to be saved by our means.

By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib.

You don’t want no pie in the sky when you die.

The Basiji must understand that he is a soldier of God for whom it is not so much the outcome of the conflict as the mere participation in it that provides fulfillment and gratification

The only thing better than winning a gold medal is going to Heaven.

Beyond the grave they will find nothing but death. But we shall keep the secret, and for their happiness we shall allure them with the reward of heaven and eternity.

The brightest ornaments in the crown of the blessed in heaven are the sufferings which they have borne patiently on earth.

If by excessive labor we die before reaching the average age of man, worn out in the Master's service, then glory be to God. We shall have so much less of earth and so much more of heaven. It is our duty and our privilege to exhaust our lives for Jesus.

The bottom line is in heaven!

I think that the trivialness of life is, and personally to each one, ought to be seen to be, done away with by the Incarnation.

All would wish to be saved and to enjoy the glory of paradise; but to gain heaven, it is necessary to walk in the straight road that leads to eternal bliss. This road is the observance of the divine commandments. Hence, in his preaching, the Baptist exclaimed: Make straight the way of the Lord.

Materialism is a fruitless attempt to find meaning outside of God. When we try to find ultimate fulfillment in a person other than Christ or a place other than heaven, we become idolaters. According to Scripture, materialism is not only evil; it is tragic and pathetic.

Remembering the facts of death and Heaven gives us an even more pressing reason to learn to pray: We do not have an infinite amount of time. We are one day nearer Home today than we ever were before. I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead.'

Oh, that I could spend every moment of my life to God's glory!

Our holy lives must win a new world's crown.

I've got to make it to heaven; for going through hell.

All these toys were never intended to possess my heart. My true good is in another world, and my only real treasure is Christ.

Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.

If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.

I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.

...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.