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For 'tis impossible
Hate to return with love.
[It., Che amar chi t'odia, ell'e impossibil cosa.]
For 'tis impossible
Hate to return with love.
[It., Che amar chi t'odia, ell'e impossibil cosa.]
Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do read more
Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
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One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
Unseen, unspoken, and of no one known;
And of my sweet, who gave it, least of all.
[Fr., Ma vie a son secret, mon ame a son mystere:
Un amour eternel en un moment concu.
La mal est sans remede, aussi j'ai du le taire,
Et elle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.]
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more read more
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.
The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for read more
The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.
From the moment it is touched, the heart cannot dry up.
From the moment it is touched, the heart cannot dry up.
If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.
If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.