Anna Brownell Jameson

“Equality is the soul of love; there can be no love without it.”

“The farther I go, the more I am confirmed in the idea that systems of education are vicious, and that mankind is sinking into profound ignorance.”

“Everywhere, we learn only from those whom we love.”

“The world is not a playground, it is a schoolroom.”

“Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out.”

“Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.”

“He who has a secret should not only hide it, but hide that he has it to hide.”

“The human heart is like a feather bed—it must be roughly shaken, and well beaten, to bring out its softness.”

“Generosity is the lavish giving of whatever is ours, whether it be money, time, or moral support.”

“What we can do for another is the test of powers, what we can suffer for is the test of love.”

“Trust to God to weave your thread into the great web, though the pattern shows it not yet.”

“The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.”