Quote#Wisdom
In the nine heavens are eight Paradises
Quote byWilliam Rounseville Alger · 1822–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 1865 edition, "The Ninth Paradise", p. 223..
English (original)
In the nine heavens are eight Paradises; Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. Only the blessed dwell in th' Paradises, But blessedness dwells in the human breast.
— William Rounseville Alger
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