Love Quotes

The force that moves poets, philosophers, and ordinary people to extraordinary acts.

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"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The bonds of true love transcend the material world and touch the eternal."
Jean Bodin
"Love, in its truest form, seeks the good of the beloved above all else."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"The more one loves, the more suffering one experiences."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"One must learn to love before one can truly live."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"To love fully is to live fully."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"In love, as in philosophy, the questions are often more profound than the answers."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"We are deceived by those we love most readily."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"The heart speaks a language that reason cannot always comprehend."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Love without judgment is not love; it is merely indulgence."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"To love another is to love oneself through their reflection."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Love transcends all boundaries of reason."
Jean d'Alembert
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"What we call love is often merely the desire for another's approval of our illusions."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"To classify is to love."
Carl Linnaeus
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"Knowledge gained through love is knowledge that endures."
Carl Linnaeus
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"The test of true love is to be willing to lose everything for another's happiness."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Marriage is the safest religion of the soul."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"To love truly is to be willing to lose."
Jean d'Alembert
"To love humanity is to love the infinite potential within each soul."
Moses Mendelssohn
"Love is the recognition of the infinite in another person."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Love is the most powerful force in human nature; it drives us to both our greatest achievements and deepest sorrows."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"To love is to risk everything."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Love is the greatest force in the universe."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"To understand life, one must love life."
Carl Linnaeus
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"To love nature is to love the source of all being."
Carl Linnaeus
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"Love flourishes when freed from the constraints of religious dogma and superstition."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"To love truly, one must first love oneself without apology or shame."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Love is the only force stronger than fear."
Jean d'Alembert