Love is a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species.

Love is a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?

But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.

People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.

Love won't be tampered with, love won't go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.

Love won't be tampered with, love won't go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.

Love is my sword, goodness my armor, and humor my shield.

Love is my sword, goodness my armor, and humor my shield.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.