Quotes about Eternity
Compel a person to an opinion, a conviction, a belief - in all eternity, that I cannot do. But one thing I can do: I can compel him to become aware.
— Soren Kierkegaard
Remember, one lives only once; if it is neglected, if you do not come to suffer, if you avoid it—it is eternally irreparable
— Soren Kierkegaard
He fears all worldly setback for there is nothing eternal in him.
— Soren Kierkegaard
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
— Teresa of Avila
And on that day when my strength is failing; the end draws near and my time has come. Still my soul will sing Your praise unending ten thousand years and then forevermore
— Matt Redman
We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is our eternal fallout shelter. From Strength to Love, 1963
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
— John of the Cross
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
— Henry David Thoreau
We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.
— Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.
— John Maxwell
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity.
— Alice Hoffman
Jill and I have known each other our whole lives. One house separates our houses but we act as if it doesn't exist. We met before we were born and we'll probably still know each other after we die. At least, that's the way we're planning it.
— Alice Hoffman