Quotes About Commitment

A questo modo due persone si innamorano, certe di aver trovato sul mercato l'oggetto migliore e più conveniente, considerando i limiti dei loro valori di scambio.

One loves that for which one labors, and one labors for that which one loves.

L'amore è un sentimento attivo, non passivo; è una conquista, non una resa.

Antes de tudo, a prática de uma arte exige disciplina. Nunca serei bom em coisa alguma, se não a fizer de modo disciplinado; tudo que eu só puder fazer quando "estiver disposto" pode ser uma diversão bonita ou aprazível, mas nunca me tornarei mestre nessa arte.

El amor es una actividad; si amo, estoy en un constante estado de preocupación activa por la persona amada, pero no sólo por ella. Porque seré incapaz de relacionarme activamente con la persona amada si soy perezoso, si no estoy en un constante estado de conciencia, alerta y actividad.

Tutku insan?n, amaçlar?na ulaÅŸma çabas? gösterme yeteneÄŸidir.

Gustavo Solivellas dice: No hay casi ninguna actividad, ninguna empresa, que comience con tan tremendas esperanzas y expectativas, y que, sin embargo, falle tan regularmente, como el amor (Erich Fromm)

Reconoceremos que mientras tememos conscientemente no ser amados, el temor real, aunque habitualmente inconsciente, es el de amar. Amar significa comprometerse sin garantías, entregarse totalmente con la esperanza de producir amor en la persona amada. El amor es un acto de fe, y quien tenga poca fe también tiene poco amor.

Der Mensch soll lernen, nur die Ochsen büffeln

Was sollen wir anfangen? Wenn wir einen Mann liebhaben, liefern wir uns ihm aus. Wir trennen uns von allem, was vorher war, und kommen zu ihm. Da bin ich, sagen wir freundlich lächelnd. Ja, sagt er, da bist du, und kratzt sich hinterm Ohr. Allmächtiger, denkt er, nun habe ich sie auf dem Hals. Leichten Herzens schenken wir ihm, was wir haben. Und er flucht. Die Geschenke sind ihm lästig. Erst flucht er leise, später flucht er laut. Und wir sind allein wie nie zuvor.

Ništa nije opasnije od žene koja sve voli. Kako da ?ovek onda udesi da voli samo njega?

Ništa nije opasnije od žene kaja sve voli. Kako da ?ovek onda udesi da voli samo njega?

Ona je zabacila glavu i pila. Kosa joj pade na ramena; ona je u tom trenutku izgledala kao da je sva samo pijenje. Ravik je to na njoj primetio ranije. Potpuno se predavala onome što je trenutno ?inila. Neodre?eno ga se ta?e misao da u tome nema samo draži nego i opasnosti. Bila je samo pijenje kad je pila; samo ljubav kad je ljubila; samo o?ajanje kad je o?ajavala; i samo zaborav kad je zaboravljala.

Fue entonces cuando la terrorífica verdad empezó a imponèrseme -¡Jenny, estamos legalmente casados! -Si, ahora ya puedo comportarme como una perra

He had become the living representation of how men liked to think of themselves: one man doing an awful duty and doing it well, against the odds.

it is one thing to say Carry on, quite another to do it.

One line stood out with particular clarity: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

All you need to be married are champagne, a box of cigars, and a double bed," he said. Or this: "One of the secrets of a happy marriage is never to speak to or see the loved one before noon.

It could be done, because it had to be done

He's like a man who's married a whore: he knows she's a whore, but he loves her just the same.

Instead he leaned closer, gaze meeting hers from behind his horn-rims. Then go fix it. If you love him, it's worth it, Reese.

The path of true love never ran smooth. More likely you ran out of gas, blew a tire, and hit the wall before you crossed the finish line.

You make me better, you know that? I'm a fucked-up human being, but you make me better. Promise me if I don't make you happy, you'll toss me aside, no matter how much pressure I put on you. Because even though I can be selfish, all I really want is for you to be happy.

because I figured out who I was- the man who had been born to love you.