Emanuel Swedenborg

"The tree of life in the midst of paradise is love."

"If anyone loves himself more than the Lord, he is separated from heaven."

"Through our senses we receive all knowledge of external things."

"A man who is created to live forever cannot possibly be destroyed."

"The light of wisdom illuminates all understanding."

"To be of use is the highest honor."

"Conscience is the voice of the soul crying out within us."

"All good affections naturally produce good actions."

"The greatest joy is found in serving others."

"True intelligence consists in seeing what others overlook."

"In every form of charity, consider yourself the receiver."

"The desire to be useful is the first principle of civilization."

"Every man has his internal and external character."

"Love itself is the ultimate good."

"No one is more greatly gifted than he who possesses wisdom united with love."

"The state of innocence is the state of wisdom and love in its freedom."

"The eye of understanding opens when we cease to look only with human eyes."

"True prayer comes from a sincere heart."

"Conflict arises when people cannot see beyond their own perspectives."

"The capacity for growth never ceases in the human mind."

"In the spiritual world, intentions manifest as realities."

"Every blessing we enjoy is something we have not earned but received."

"The greatest wisdom is to know oneself."

"Love and truth must always walk together."

"All things exist in nature first, then in the mind of man."

"The human soul is immortal and eternal."

"What we think in our hearts manifests in our actions."

"Evil consists in refusing to acknowledge a power greater than oneself."

"The more we know, the more we realize how much we do not know."

"Patience is the ornament of the brave."