Ask not of me, love, what is love?
Ask what is good of God above;
Ask of the great sum what is light;
Ask what is darkness of the night;
Ask sin of what may be forgiven;
Ask what is happiness of heaven;
Ask what is folly of the crowd;
Ask what is fashion of the shroud;
Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss;
Ask of thyself what beauty is.
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Love, free as air at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.
Love, free as air at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.
Women are made to be loved, not understood.
Women are made to be loved, not understood.
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
What we can do for another is the test of powers; what we can suffer is the test of love.
What we can do for another is the test of powers; what we can suffer is the test of love.
Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love.
Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love.
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