Heavens

Famous quotes containing the word heavens:

“Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil;
With them, forgive yourself.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Your Christians, whom one persecutes in vain, have something in them that surpasses the human. They lead a life of such innocence, that the heavens owe them some recognition: that they arise the stronger the more they are beaten down is hardly the result of common virtues.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“The Beggar’s Rags, fluttering in Air,
Does to Rags the Heavens tear.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)