Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see. George William Russell More Quotes by George William Russell More Quotes From George William Russell Love and hate have a magical transforming power. They are the great soul changers. We grow through their exercise into the likeness of what we contemplate. George William Russell hatesoulpowerlove We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity. George William Russell worstuniversetyrannyimagination The relation of landlord and tenant is not an ideal one, but any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality. George William Russell willspiritsympathylife It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not prove he is right or they are not fools. George William Russell trueownprovepassion You can't evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time. George William Russell eatgreatyoutime The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. George William Russell beengreatalwaysdefeated The world can only be free when men are content in themselves and each draws from his own fountain. George William Russell ownfreemenworld The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown all over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet. George William Russell kingdomwindheavenworld I lay this down as a fundamental proposition, which I do not think will be denied, that whoever controls the taxation and trade policy of a country controls its destiny and the entire character of its civilization. George William Russell downthinkdestinycharacter Nothing exasperates the spirit in man more than power which seems unconquerable and which makes impotent all protest. George William Russell nothingmanpowerspirit We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. George William Russell wisdomperfectionworklife We have control over the work of our hands, but little over the working of the soul. But yet we must yield to it, for without it we have nothing. George William Russell controlsoulworkhands We realise that natural aptitudes are not interchangeable, and each person must, of biological or spiritual necessity, practise the art for which he is fitted. George William Russell personspiritualnaturalart By intensity of hatred, nations create in themselves the character that they imagine in their enemies. Hence it comes that all passionate conflicts result in an interchange of characteristics. We might say with truth, those who hate open a door by which their enemies enter and make their own the secret places of the heart. George William Russell hatetruthheartcharacter
