There are two sorts of romantics: those who love, and those who love the adventure of loving

There are two sorts of romantics: those who love, and those who love the adventure of loving

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...

Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.