Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.

Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?

Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

They had finished her own crown in glory, and she couldn't stay
away from the coronation.

They had finished her own crown in glory, and she couldn't stay
away from the coronation.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to read more

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.

A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures read more

A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth read more

I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum.