"We are as near to heaven as we are far from self, and far from the love of a sinful world."

-- Samuel Rutherford

#Self Quotes #Heaven Quotes #World Quotes

“I didnt have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus.”
“God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.”
“The road to a friend's house is never long.”
“Art only begins where Imitation ends.”
“I can't wait to see the debate between Ryan and Joe Biden. Biden is said to be already trying out different strategies. So far the one that Obama likes is where Biden pretends to have food poisoning and they cancel the debate.”
“I've always wanted to do blow with Genghis Khan, 'bet that guy knows how to party. I also think a bottle of wine with Hitchcock would've been cool. Also doing shots with the baby Jesus, bet that guy knows how to party.”
“Man, it seemed, had been created to jab the life out of Germans.”
“She who only finds her self-esteem In others' admiration, begs an alms; Depends on others for her daily food, And is the very servant of her slaves; Tho' oftentimes, in a fantastic hour, O'er men she may a childish pow'r exert, Which not ennobles but degrades her state.”

Source : Joanna Baillie (1853). “The dramatic and poetical works of Joanna Baillie”, p.27

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