Ask not of me, love, what is love?
Ask what is good of God above;
Ask of read more

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.

You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my read more

You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate, if ever so slightly, over read more

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate, if ever so slightly, over misery and pain.

To say "I love you" one must first be able to say the "I."

To say "I love you" one must first be able to say the "I."

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in read more

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I read more

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.

When you are in love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams

When you are in love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams