Richard Garnett Quotes

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

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo. iv.

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

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo. xiii.

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

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo.

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

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo. ccxxv.

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

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo. clxv.

“When Silence speaks for Love she has much to say.”

Richard Garnett

De Flagello myrteo. lxxiii.