My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily.

My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

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.

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before read more

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...