Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine. Dinesen, Isak
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. (Song of Solomon 8:7) Bible
Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy. Russell, Bertrand
No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished? Unknown
O, if thou car’st not whom I love alas, thou lov’st not me. Donne, John
O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu. La Fontaine, Jean
Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime. Florian, Jean Pierre Claris
Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames. Moore, Thomas
So weak thou art that fools thy power despise; And yet so strong, thou triumph’st o’er the wise. Swift, Jonathan
Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them. La Rochefoucauld, François
Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole. Coleridge, Samuel T.
