— Rabia Basri Muslim saint and Sufi mystic
as quoted in Farid al-Din Attar, Memorial of the Friends of God (c. 1230, 2009 Translation edited by Losensky).
„I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently.“
— Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow
Quelle: The Sparrow
Letzte Aktualisierung 3. Juni 2021. Geschichte
Mary Doria Russell
US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin 1950Ähnliche Zitate
„It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.“
— Maimónides, buch The Guide for the Perplexed
Quelle: Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190), Part III, Ch.24
— Josh Homme American musician 1973
Reported in Eddy Lawrence, " Josh Homme: Interview http://www.timeout.com/london/music/features/4199/Josh_Homme-interview.html", Time Out London (February 5, 2008).
— Fernando Pessoa, buch Das Buch der Unruhe des Hilfsbuchhalters Bernardo Soares
Quelle: The Book of Disquiet
— Ursula K. Le Guin American writer 1929 - 2018
Quelle: Earthsea Books, The Farthest Shore (1972), Chapter 4, "Magelight" (Ged)
„You do not so act as to avoid Hell and enter Heaven.“
— Ibrahim ibn Adham ascetic Sufi saint 718 - 779
Quelle: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 27
— Gregory Bateson, buch Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972)
— Aristotle Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy -384 - -321 v.Chr
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
— Bruce Springsteen American singer and songwriter 1949
"Youngstown"
Song lyrics, The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
„I love him to hell and back and heaven and back, and have and do and will.“
— Sylvia Plath American poet, novelist and short story writer 1932 - 1963
„I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.“
— Jim Butcher, buch Changes
Quelle: Changes
— Rufus Wainwright American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer 1973
The Tower of Learning
Song lyrics, Poses (2001)
„Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.“
— Andrew Jackson American general and politician, 7th president of the United States 1767 - 1845
Statement shortly before his death, as quoted in Life of Andrew Jackson (1860) by James Parton, p. 679.
„Damn me to hell or take me to heaven, but for Gods sake, do it now….“
— Nora Roberts American romance writer 1950
Quelle: The Stanislaski Brothers: Mikhail and Alex
— Rana Bhagwandas Pakistani judge 1942 - 2015
Response when asked about feelings as first Pakistani acting-Chief Justice from a minority community, by Onkar Singh in Indian Rediff News interview (14 February 2006).
„Curran looked at me. “What the hell was I supposed to do, catch the werebison as he was falling?“
— Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Quelle: Magic Strikes
