“Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space.”

—  Osbert Sitwell

The Scarlet Tree, Bk. IV, ch. 1 (1946).

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space." by Osbert Sitwell?
Osbert Sitwell photo
Osbert Sitwell 11
British baronet 1892–1969

Related quotes

Mark Twain photo

“…[H]eaven for climate, Hell for society.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Speech to the Acorn Society (1901)
also given as: "Heaven for climate, Hell for companionship." (unsourced)

Mark Twain photo

“Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/19/heaven-for-climate/

“Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point”

Elizabeth Peters The Curse of the Pharaohs

Source: The Curse of the Pharaohs

“… had just apologized to me. Hell must have been experiencing some climate change.”

Patricia Briggs book Frost Burned

Source: Frost Burned

Joe Biden photo

“[W]hen people talk about climate, I think jobs. Within our climate response lies an extraordinary engine of job creation and economic opportunity ready to be fired up.”

Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

2021, April 2021
Source: 22 April 2021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/04/22/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-virtual-leaders-summit-on-climate-opening-session/

Leonardo Da Vinci photo

“The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from seeing what is placed behind that space; hence the surrounding air is filled by the body, that is by its image.”

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.

John Updike photo

“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.”

John Updike (1932–2009) American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic
Omar Khayyám photo

“Oh, threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!
One thing at least is certain — This Life flies;
One thing is certain and the rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.”

Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer

Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.
FitzGerald's first edition (1859).
The Rubaiyat (1120)

Lewis Pugh photo

“We cannot afford the luxury of cynicism or even pessimism in our reaction to climate change. The situation is too serious. We must tackle it head on – and immediately.”

Lewis Pugh (1969) Environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer

Speaking & Features, My African Dream: Faith Rally Address, COP17

Related topics