Paradise

Paradise

Paradise is a religious term for a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the supposed miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and idleness. Paradise is often described as a "higher place", the holiest place, in contrast to Hell.

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Famous quotes containing the word paradise:

    I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell.
    Jean Rostand (1894–1977)

    But ‘twas beyond a mortal’s share
    To wander solitary there:
    Two Paradises ‘twere in one,
    To live in Paradise alone.
    Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)

    The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created.
    bell hooks (b. c. 1955)