Love Quotes

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

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"The act of love is the union of the will with the good."
Thomas Aquinas
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"To be loved truly is to be known truly."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Genuine love is admiration with the heart."
Seneca
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"There is no greater invitation to love than loving first."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Love is the way I walk in faithfulness."
Augustine of Hippo
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"To love anything other than God is to deceive yourself."
Augustine of Hippo
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"What we love reveals what we are."
Augustine of Hippo
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"There is no more lively emotion than love, no more binding loyalty than friendship."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Fall in love in such a way that it frees you, not imprisons you."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Genuine love is not sentimental or romantic in the shallow sense."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Grief is the tax we pay for love; the deeper the love, the deeper the grief."
Epictetus
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"Love is what transcends all boundaries."
Mencius
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."
Marcus Aurelius
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength."
Laozi
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"True love is the desire for another's well-being above your own."
Epictetus
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"The person who loves others is constantly loved by others."
Mencius
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none"
Thales of Miletus
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"Profound joy and love are only found in sacrifice."
Confucius
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"To love another is to love a reflection of yourself."
Zhuangzi
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."
Marcus Aurelius
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"When we are pained by the absence of a friend, we should direct our thoughts to the joy of having enjoyed their company."
Epicureanism Epicurus
"Love is the bridge between you and everything."
Laozi
"The Master's love extends to all beings without preference."
Laozi
"Love at its deepest is the recognition of our shared humanity."
Thales of Miletus
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"Love is like a river; sometimes it rushes forth and sometimes it flows gently."
Mencius
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"It is forbidden to tell lies, but especially in love."
Pythagoras
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"The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love."
Pythagoras
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"True affection is a growth that naturally evolves when two people feel safe with each other."
Pythagoras
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"True friendship knows no jealousy or competition."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"If you realize that all things are of one body, you may begin to love them."
Zhuangzi