Quote#Wisdom
There is no Heav'en, there is no Hell; these be the dreams of baby…
Quote byRichard Francis Burton · 1821–1890
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî (1870).
English (original)
There is no Heav'en, there is no Hell; these be the dreams of baby minds, Tools of the wily Fetisheer, to 'fright the fools his cunning blinds. Learn from the mighty Spi'rits of old to set thy foot on Heav'en and Hell; In Life to find thy hell and heav'en as thou abuse or use it well.
— Richard Francis Burton
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