Quote#Love
Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater…
Quote byRichard Garnett · 1835–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: De Flagello myrteo. ccxxv..
English (original)
Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.
— Richard Garnett
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