Thomas Traherne Quotes About Heaven

Quotes about: Heaven

• And every stone and every star a tongue, And every gale of wind a curious song. The Heavens were an oracle, and spoke Divinity: the Earth did undertake The office of a priest; and I being dumb (Nothing besides was dumb) all things did come With voices and instructions.

  Thomas Traherne

  Song, Stars, Wind

  Thomas Traherne, “Dumbness”

• You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars.

  Thomas Traherne

  Happiness, Stars, Ocean

  'Centuries of Meditations' Century 1, 29

• Is it not easy to conceive the World in your Mind? To think the Heavens fair? The Sun Glorious? The Earth fruitful? The Air Pleasant? The Sea Profitable? And the Giver bountiful? Yet these are the things which it is difficult to retain. For could we always be sensible of their use and value, we should be always delighted with their wealth and glory.

  Thomas Traherne

  Thinking, Air, Sea

  Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.7, Cosimo, Inc.

• Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace; and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels.

  Thomas Traherne

  Morning, Father, Angel

  Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.23, Cosimo, Inc.

• By this you may see who are the rude and barbarous Indians: For verily there is no savage nation under the cope of Heaven, that is more absurdly barbarous than the Christian World. They that go naked and drink water and live upon roots are like Adam, or Angels in comparison of us.

  Thomas Traherne

  Christian, Angel, Roots

  Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.161, Cosimo, Inc.

• He knoweth nothing as he ought to know it, who thinketh he knoweth anything without seeing its place and the manner how it relateth to God, angels, and men, and to all the creatures in earth, heaven and hell, time and eternity.

  Thomas Traherne

  Angel, Men, Heaven

  Thomas Traherne (1968). “Christian Ethicks”

• Let those parents that desire Holy Children learn to make them possessors of Heaven and Earth betimes; to remove silly objects from before them, to magnify nothing but what is great indeed, and to talk of God to them, and of His works and ways. before they can either speak or go.

  Thomas Traherne

  Christian, Children, Silly

  Thomas Traherne (2010). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.160, Cosimo, Inc.

• A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.

  Thomas Traherne

  Eye, Sight, Perspective

  Thomas Traherne (2007). “Centuries of Meditations”, p.241, Cosimo, Inc.

• You never enjoy the world aright, till the Sea itself flowers in your veins,
  till you are clothed with the heavens, and crowned with the stars: and
  perceive yourself to be the sole heir of the whole world, and more than
  so, because men and women are in it who are every one sole heirs as well
  as you. Till you can sing and rejoice and delight, as misers do in gold, and
  kings in scepters, you never enjoy the world.

  Thomas Traherne

  Stars, Kings, Flower

  'Centuries of Meditations' Century 1, 29

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