J. C. Ryle Quote

Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven....I do not know what others may think - but to me it does seem clear that Heaven would be a miserable place to an unholy man. It cannot be otherwise. People may say in a vague way, that they "hope to go to Heaven, but they do not consider what they say. There must be a certain "fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light.

Living Or Dead?: A Series of Home Truths (ed. 1852)