If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.

The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action