Quotes about Emotion
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul
— Henri Matisse
The essential thing is to spring forth, to express the bolt of lightning one senses upon contact with a thing. The function of the artist is not to translate an observation but to express the shock of the object on his nature; the shock, with the original reaction.
— Henri Matisse
There is no remedy for love but to love more.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is no friendship, no love, like that of a mother for her child.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Sorrow makes men sincere.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Humor is, however, nearer right than any emotion we have. Humor is the atmosphere in which grace most flourishes.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Love is the river of life in the world.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note — torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
— Henry Ward Beecher
What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose.
— Henry Ward Beecher