8 quotes
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Life Without Principle (1863)
You must get your living by loving.
Life Without Principle (1863)
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
There is no remedy for love, but to love some more.
The perception of beauty is a moral test.
Journals (1838)
It is strange that men will talk of miracles, revelations, inspiration, and the like, as things past, while love remains.
Attributed Pearls of Thought (1881)
Love is a severe critic. Hate can pardon more than love.
Attributed Pearls of Thought (1881)
Homeliness is almost as great a merit in a book as in a house, if the reader would abide there. It is next to beauty, and a very high art.
Attributed Pearls of Thought (1881)