Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre read more

Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.

Carve your name in hearts, not marble.

Carve your name in hearts, not marble.

Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle.

Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle.

We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first.

We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first.

Before marriage a man yearns for a woman. Afterward the "y" is silent.

Before marriage a man yearns for a woman. Afterward the "y" is silent.

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.

Those who love deeply never grow old.

Those who love deeply never grow old.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.

Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving read more

Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.