Love the earth and sun and animals, Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, Stand up for the stupid read more

Love the earth and sun and animals, Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, Stand up for the stupid and crazy, Devote your income and labor to others ... And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the read more

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

Just like you wouldn't give a book to someone who doesn't know how to read, don't give your heart to read more

Just like you wouldn't give a book to someone who doesn't know how to read, don't give your heart to someone who doesn't know how to love.

Love is not singular except in syllable.

Love is not singular except in syllable.

I am two fools, I know, for loving and saying so.

I am two fools, I know, for loving and saying so.

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

When love once pleads admission to our hearts,
(In spite of all the virtue we can boast),
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When love once pleads admission to our hearts,
(In spite of all the virtue we can boast),
The woman that deliberates is lost.

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.