Wherefore the brain must be looked upon as the universal and general sensory and at the same time as the universal and general motory organ of the body and finally as the universal and general laboratory of the animal spirits and the blood or of the essential juices of life.

The activity of love and faith is what makes heaven.

Charity is like warmth in springtime or summer that causes grass, plants, and trees to grow. Without charity, or spiritual warmth, nothing grows.

Anyone can see that intending and not acting when we can is not really intending, and loving and not doing good when we can is not really loving.

A heavenly society is a harmony of many.

All religion relates to life, and the life of religion is to do good

For the spiritual sense of the Word treats everywhere of the spiritual world, that is, of the state of the church in the heavens, as well as in the earth; hence the Word is spiritual and Divine.