Quotes About Love

Indeed, nothing is more critically connected to happiness?both our own and that of our children?than how well we love and support one another within the family.

The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together departs from that of the ordinary, dictionary-defined discourse. Familiarity creates a new language, an in-house language of intimacy that carries reference to the story the two lovers are weaving together and that cannot be readily understood by others.

Yet each man kills the thing he loves from all let this be heard some does it with a bitter look some with a flattering word the coward does it with a kiss the brave man with the sword.

Truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood.

My real purpose was to see you, and to judge, if I could, whether I might ever hope to make you love me.

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.

Love is the fulfilling of the Law.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

It has been said that God's gift is also indescribable because of the grace by which it is given. God, who is rich in mercy, gave the world the gift of His dear Son while we were at enmity with Him. Paul says: 'But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us' (Rom. 5:8). Therefore, in Him we are freely given all things: redemption, forgiveness of sins, righteousness, peace, hope, wisdom and knowledge

Love is a ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses.

True love grows by sacrifice and the more thoroughly the soul rejects natural satisfaction the stronger and more detached its tenderness becomes.

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.

I long for the day my Angel rests her head so delicately on her pillow. To watch my Angel sleep is to watch heaven in all it's splendor!

The only victory over love is flight.

On love: I have no respect for anyone who says they've given up, or that they're not looking or that they're tired. That is to abrogate one's responsibility as a human being.

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But *you* love him or you wouldn't be here. You're going to Mississippi to create social change--and you love Eastland in your desire to create conditions which will redeem his children. Loving your enemy is manifest in putting your arms not around the man but around the social situation, to take power from those who misuse it--at which point they can become human too

To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

Love rules his kingdom without a sword.

Love laughs at locksmiths.

Let no one who loves be called unhappy Even love unreturned has its rainbow.

If you love it let it go. If it returns to you cherish it, if not it was never truly yours