You cannot evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time. 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 hate soul power love 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 worst universe tyranny imagination 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 will spirit sympathy life 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 true own prove passion You can't evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time. George William Russell eat great you time The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. George William Russell been great always defeated The world can only be free when men are content in themselves and each draws from his own fountain. George William Russell own free men world The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown all over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet. George William Russell kingdom wind heaven world 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 down think destiny character Nothing exasperates the spirit in man more than power which seems unconquerable and which makes impotent all protest. George William Russell nothing man power spirit 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 wisdom perfection work life 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 control soul work hands 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 person spiritual natural art 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 hate truth heart character