Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.

The figure of Satan and the fires of hell have been demythologized by modern Christian biblical scholars, theologians and philosophers.

Because I never thought the Lord would treat me any different from any other honest man or that I had an official position that compelled the Lord to help me in any other way than He would help any other man.

I don't think He [God] would want to run a heaven that would keep Henry F. Ashurst out.

When I get to Heaven, I'll want to fight.

He whom you see-along the downward arc- was William, and the land that mourns his death, for living Charles and Frederick, now laments; now he has learned how Heaven loves the just ruler, and he would show this outwardly as well, so radiantly visible.

Sir Thomas More was a victim of injustice and irony. Generously and meekly, just as he was about to be martyred, he said: Paul . . . was present, and consented to the death of St. Stephen, and kept their clothes that stoned him to death, and yet be they [Stephen and Paul] now both twain Holy Saints in heaven, and shall continue there friends for ever, so I verily trust and . . . pray, that though your lordships have now here in earth been judges to my condemnation, we may yet hereafter in heaven merrily all meet together, to our everlasting salvation.

Injustice upon earth renders the justice of of heaven impossible.

I think God is a pretty fair guy, so tithing is a pretty fair process.

Heaven absolves all crimes committed to gain a throne Once Heaven gives it to us.

Moreover, as God respects no persons, so He respects no conditions upon which He gives salvation to us.

The statement that 'God is dead' comes from Nietzsche and has recently been trumpeted abroad by some German and American theologians. But the good Lord has not died of this; He who dwells in the heaven laughs at them.

The books are balanced in heaven, not here.

Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.

If when I get to heaven the Lord shall say to me, Spurgeon, I want you to preach for all eternity, I would reply, Lord, give me a Bible, that is all I need.

Love, come and get it, it's free.

Justice divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries.

Pantheism is only a polite form of atheism.

As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.

Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close.

I'm not going to get involved in a debate with you. Just remember this: the gods give, and the gods take away. Even if you are not aware of having been granted what you posses, the gods remember what they gave you. They don't forget a thing. You should use the abilities you have been granted with the utmost care.

But if men would give heed to the nature of substance they would doubt less concerning the Proposition that Existence appertains to the nature of substance: rather they would reckon it an axiom above all others, and hold it among common opinions. For then by substance they would understand that which is in itself, and through itself is conceived, or rather that whose knowledge does not depend on the knowledge of any other thing.

Anti-theism presupposes Theism

The instant I reach Heaven, I'm going to speak to God very sharply.