KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Algernon H. Blackwood Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Algernon H. Blackwood

Showing 1-5 of 5 Quotes by Algernon H. Blackwood

But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist; the good are ever too luke-warm.

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: Alone Enough Ever Good Hearts Leave Men Passions Persist Pictures Seem Strong Too Wicked

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


His imagination conceived and bore - worlds; but nothing in these worlds became alive until he discovered its true and living name. The name was the breath of life; and, sooner or later, he invariably found it.

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: Alive Became Bore Breath Conceived Discovered Found He His Imagination Invariably Later Life Living Name Nothing Sooner Sooner Or Later True Until Worlds

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: Able Alas Beautiful Chiefly Deed Emotions Evil Ghosts Haunted Heard Leave Lovely Moon Noble Objects Photographs Place Scenes Surrounding Whoever

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


And if thought and emotion can persist in this way so long after the brain that sent them forth has crumpled into dust, how vitally important it must be to control their very birth in the heart, and guard them with the keenest possible restraint.

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: After Birth Brain Control Dust Emotion Forth Guard Heart How Important Long Must Persist Possible Restraint Sent Them Thought Very Vitally Way

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


And so with all things: names were vital and important.

~Algernon H. Blackwood

Topics: All Things Important Names Things Vital Were

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Professions

Born: Unknown

Links

Find Algernon H. Blackwood on Amazon

Related Authors

Whoops! Looks like Algernon H. Blackwood has no related authors

Popular Authors

Edmund Burke Carol Burnett Jimmy Fallon Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Jane Goodall Jack Kerouac William Shakespeare Oscar Wilde

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Attitude Morning Movies Nature Patriotism Religion Respect Romantic