Charles Villiers Stanford Professions : Composer Born : September 30, 1852 Died : March 29, 1924 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Charles Villiers Stanford Heaven must be in me before I can be in heaven. Charles Villiers Stanford i-can heaven To love as Christ loves is to let our love be a practical and not a sentimental thing. Charles Villiers Stanford our-love sentimental love-is Human excellence, parted from God, is like a fable flower, which, according to Rabbis, Eve plucked when passing out of paradise--severed from its native root, it is only the touching memorial of a lost Eden; sad, while charming--beautiful, but dead. Charles Villiers Stanford flower roots beautiful Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors