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He that can't live upon love deserves to die in a ditch. - William Congreve Say what you will, 'tis better to be left Than never to have loved. - William Congreve, Way of the World (act II, sc. 1) If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see The heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me. - William Congreve, Way of the World (act III, sc. 3) I know not when the day shall be, I know not when our eyes may meet; What welcome you may give to me, Or will your words be sad or sweet It may not be 'till years have passed, 'Till eyes are dim and tresses gray; The world is wide, but, love, at last, Our hands, our hearts, must meet some day. - Hugh Conway (pseudonym of Frederick John Fargus), Some Day How wise are they that are but fools in love! - attributed to Josiah Parsons Cooke, How a man may choose a Good Wife (act I, 1), in "Dictionary of National Biography" A mighty pain to love it is, And 'tis a pain that pain to miss; But, of all pains, the greatest pain Is to love, but love in vain. - Abraham Cowley, translation of "Anacreontic Odes", VII, Gold Heaven's harmony is universal love. - William Cowper Out love is principle, and has its root In reason, is judicious, manly, free. - William Cowper, Task (bk. V, l. 353) Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved. - George Crabbe, The Struggles of Conscience (tale 14) To love is to know the sacrifices which eternity exacts from life. - Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (used pseudonym John Oliver Hobbes), School for Saints And I, what is my crime I cannot tell, Vnless it be a crime to haue lou'd too well. - Richard Crashaw, Alexias Heaven's great artillery. - Richard Crashaw, Flaming Heart (l. 56) Love's great artillery. - Richard Crashaw, Prayer (l. 18) Mighty Love's artillery. - Richard Crashaw, Wounds of the Lord Jesus (l. 2) We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another. - Luciano de Crescenzo Poor love is lost in men's capacious minds, In ours, it fills up all the room it finds. - John Crowne, Thyestes your slightest look easily will unclose me though i have closed myself as fingers, you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens (touching skillfully, mysteriously) her first rose - e e cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings), somewhere i have never travelled Love, that all gentle hearts so quickly know. [It., Amor, ch'al cor gentil ratto s'apprende.] - Dante ("Dante Alighieri"), Inferno (V, 100) Love, which insists that love love shall mutual be. [It., Amor ch' a nullo amato amar perdona.] - Dante ("Dante Alighieri"), Inferno (V, 103) We should know (a person) before we love. - Martial d'Auvergne Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. - David, Bible, lamenting Jonathan, II Samuel (ch. I, v. 26) You need someone to love you while you are looking for someone to love. - Shelagh Delaney What a miserable world!--trouble if we love, and trouble if we do not love. - Joseph Marie De Maistre Wild nights! Wild nights! Were I with thee, Wild nights should be Our luxury! - Emily Dickinson, Wild Nights I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. - Walt Disney Displaying page 10 of 39 for this topic: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [10] 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
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