The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you read more

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.

Above our life we love a steadfast friend.

Above our life we love a steadfast friend.

If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone read more

If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them.

This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, read more

This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a read more

You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.

There is no love of life without despair of life.

There is no love of life without despair of life.