Richard B. Garnett
The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.Collection: Children
Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.Collection: Hypocrisy
In the religion of Love the courtesan is a heretic; but the nun is an atheist.Collection: Love
Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.Collection: Love
Love is God's essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.Collection: Love Is
Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.Collection: World
As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.Collection: Bud
It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.Collection: Art
If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.Collection: Pity
Wail not too wildly for expiring Love: The Love that dies was never quite alive.Collection: Love
Trust Love, nor fear to soar upon his track. The wings that bore to Heaven will bear thee back.Collection: Love
Would the atheist continue such, let him beware how he admits Love into his breast: for God will surely come along with him.Collection: Atheist
Art achieves all little things by absolute truth: but all her great things need some admixture of illusion.Collection: Art
Love is wont to visit Man in the company of Desire; but Woman by himself.Collection: Women
Then is Love blest, when from the cup of the body he drinks the wine of the soul.Collection: Love
Thou canst not pray to God without praying to Love, but mayest pray to Love without praying to God.Collection: Praying
Passion is Love's blind guide, but the only one he hath.Collection: Passion