Passion Quotes by Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett

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

— Richard B. Garnett