“All the things of this world are no more than earth. Place them in a heap under your feet and you will be so much the nearer to heaven.”Josemaría Escrivá book The Way#676 The Way (1950)
“I am every day more convinced that happiness in Heaven is for those who know how to be happy on earth.”Josemaría Escrivá #1005 The Forge (1987)
“Even in our times, despite those who deny God, earth is very close to Heaven.”Josemaría Escrivá #992 The Forge (1987)