One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
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One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
Unseen, unspoken, and of no one known;
And of my sweet, who gave it, least of all.
[Fr., Ma vie a son secret, mon ame a son mystere:
Un amour eternel en un moment concu.
La mal est sans remede, aussi j'ai du le taire,
Et elle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.]

We can do no great things; only small things with great love.

We can do no great things; only small things with great love.

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.

Everybody knows how to love but few people know how to stay in love with one person forever.

Everybody knows how to love but few people know how to stay in love with one person forever.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to read more

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the read more

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.

Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; read more

Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.