15 Quotes By Elizabeth Barrett Browning


The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on beauty

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on best

Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on death

For tis not in mere death that men die most.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on death

The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death' to which I would add, 'Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.'
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on death

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on dreams

If you desire faith, then you have faith enough.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on faith

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on god

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on god

If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on love

Who so loves believes the impossible.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on love

For tis not in mere death that men die most.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on men

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on power

Whoso loves Believes the impossible.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on love

If thou must love me, let it be for nought<
Elizabeth Barrett Browning on love