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.

Those who ask for love in return are coolies demanding wages.

Those who ask for love in return are coolies demanding wages.

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

One should always be in love. This is the reason why one should never marry.

One should always be in love. This is the reason why one should never marry.

There is no limit to the power of loving.

There is no limit to the power of loving.

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia--to mistake an ordinary young man for read more

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia--to mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess.