18 Richard Garnett Quotes

Richard Garnett quotes

1. The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.

2. Love is God's essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.

3. Thou canst not pray to God without praying to Love, but mayest pray to Love without praying to God.

4. When Silence speaks for Love she has much to say.

5. Sweet are the words of Love, sweeter his thoughts: Sweetest of all what Love nor says nor thinks.

6. Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.

1. Art achieves all little things by absolute truth: but all her great things need some admixture of illusion.

2. In the religion of Love the courtesan is a heretic; but the nun is an atheist.

3. Love is wont to visit Man in the company of Desire; but Woman by himself.

4. Passion is Love's blind guide, but the only one he hath.

5. Then is Love blest, when from the cup of the body he drinks the wine of the soul.

6. As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.

7. Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.

8. Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.

9. Wail not too wildly for expiring Love: The Love that dies was never quite alive.

10. It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.

11. If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.

12. Trust Love, nor fear to soar upon his track. The wings that bore to Heaven will bear thee back.