Quotes About Boundaries

it is forbidden to love where we are not loved

That's one of the things about love. It doesn't recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.

The more we learn to love and respect ourselves, the more we will become attracted to people who will love and respect us and who we can safely love and respect.

I love you as you are, but do not tell me how that is.

Love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

There is a very fine line between love and nausea.

Mind who you love. For that matter, mind how you are loved.

Too much indulgence has ruined thousands of children; too much love not one.

Lovers should also have their days off.

The key to keep a great friendship is not to make friends with the people who are really not your friend.

I love you - but don't touch me.

Love is a territory where orders can't be issued.

It is necessary to do a very thorough examination of your life and to discover whether the people in your life, no matter how much you love them, are using you or abusing you.

Is it possible to love someone too much? You bet.

People can't be just tied together. They have to connect. Otherwise, they'll find themselves bound hand and foot.

If you're giving love and not receiving it, you're not in the right relationship. If you're receiving it and not giving it than you are taking advantage of the other person.

No human being can ever 'own' another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood.

Love transcends international boundaries. It heals the wounds of racial hatred, prejudice, bigotry and ignorance.

I will no longer allow anyone to manipulate my mind and control my life in the name of love.

It's good to have a little distance. If you discuss your love too much, it just damages it.

Don't count on the power of your love or your nagging to create something that wasn't there to begin with.

You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?