Henriette Roland Holst-van der Schalk

Overview

Henriette Roland Holst-van der Schalk born Noordwijk, Netherlands December 24, 1869 (d. 1952). Dutch poet; friend of Gandhi; nonviolent Communist.

Quotations

Love is the sense of the life of the planets,
and human and animal. Nothing can disturb
Its rise within: This is the sure truth:
Perfect Love transcends everything.
(1918; 1921 port. M. deKlerk)