Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

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.

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before read more

You are my lover and I am your mistress and kingdoms and empires and governments have tottered and succumbed before now to that mighty combination.

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.

No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.

No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.

You know that you are in love when the hardest thing to do is say good-bye!!

You know that you are in love when the hardest thing to do is say good-bye!!

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.

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.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.