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 not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, read more

Love is not getting, but giving, not a wild dream of pleasure, and madness of desire— ... it is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.

Love' has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to read more

Love' has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

Part of the reason that men seem so much less loving than women is that men's behavior is measured with read more

Part of the reason that men seem so much less loving than women is that men's behavior is measured with a feminine ruler.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness.

I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness.

It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.

It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.