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?

Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.

Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.

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.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through read more

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
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'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.

The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.

The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.