Emanuel Swedenborg

"Love without knowledge is blind; knowledge without love is cold."

"The kingdom of heaven is not a place but a state of mind."

"Those who serve from love are in heaven even while on earth."

"To live well is to know truth and live by it."

"Memory preserves what the mind has experienced."

"The greatest discovery is understanding our own nature."

"All things in nature speak to those who know how to listen."

"The divine influx is continuous but unobstructed only where there is receptivity."

"True courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."

"Every human being has potential for infinite development."

"The mind of man is a microcosm of the universe."

"To be forgiven, we must first forgive ourselves."

"The union of love and wisdom creates all life and usefulness."

"Strength is found in understanding, not in force."

"When the will and understanding are united, true action results."

"The divine cannot be contained in doctrines but only in hearts."

"A man's heaven or hell is of his own making."

"All learning should aim at the development of character."

"The voice of conscience is the echo of divine truth within us."

"True riches consist in wisdom and goodness of heart."

"The greatest art is the art of living well."

"All conflicts arise from self-interest that ignores the good of others."

"To understand another, we must transcend our own limited perspective."

"The purpose of existence is to become useful to others."

"Freedom exists only in doing what is true and good."

"The mark of a civilized being is compassion for all creatures."

"Every moment offers an opportunity for spiritual growth."

"The human heart is capable of infinite expansion toward goodness."

"To deny God is to deny the source of one's own being."

"Vision requires both internal and external sight."