By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped; by repressing them we become literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou; encouraged, they read more

By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped; by repressing them we become literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou; encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged, they poison it.

The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.

The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.

I will tell you the truth as soon as I figure it out.

I will tell you the truth as soon as I figure it out.

True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is read more

True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it read more

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul.

The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul.