Love's like the measles, all the worse when it comes late.

Love's like the measles, all the worse when it comes late.

Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements read more

Lovers eminent in love Ever diversities combine; The vocal chords of the cushat-dove, The snake's articulated spine. Such elective elements Educate the eye and lip With one's refreshing innocence, The other's claim to scholarship. The serpent's knowledge of the world Learn, and the dove's more naïve charm; Whether your ringlets should be curled, And why he likes his claret warm.

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall read more

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.