Love

“The best, and the worst, that can be said of the tempestuous friar is that he loved God so passionately that he had very little love left for man.”

“Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn, <br /> Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!”

“Conquer anger with love, evil with good, meanness with generosity, and lies with truth.”

“Reveal Thy presence, <br /> And let the vision and Thy beauty kill me, <br /> Behold the malady <br /> Of love is incurable <br /> Except in Thy presence and before Thy face. ~ 11”

“The Koran emphasizes that the highest dignity to which man may attain is to wage war in person upon the enemies of the Faith. This is why the great Tamerlane was always concerned to exterminate the infidels, as much to acquire merit as from love of glory.”

“On a day — alack the day! —<br>Love, whose month is ever May,<br>Spied a blossom passing fair<br>Playing in the wanton air”

“In the happy night, In secret, when none saw me, <br /> Nor I beheld aught, Without light or guide, save that which burned in my heart.”

“Love is a disease which fills you with a desire to be desired.”

“It is love alone that gives value to all things.”

“I remained, lost in oblivion; My face I reclined on the Beloved. <br /> All ceased and I abandoned myself, Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies.”

“I love Brittany; I find wildness and primitiveness there. When my wooden shoes ring on this granite, I hear the muffled, dull, and powerful tone which I try to achieve in painting.”

“My Beloved is the mountains, <br /> The solitary wooded valleys, <br /> The strange islands, <br /> The roaring torrents, <br /> The whisper of the amorous gales; <br /> The tranquil night <br /> At the approaches of the dawn, <br /> The silent music, <br /> The murmuring solitude, <br /> The supper which revives, and enkindles love. ~ 14 & 15”

“The bride has entered <br /> The pleasant and desirable garden, <br /> And there reposes to her heart’s content; <br /> Her neck reclining <br /> On the sweet arms of the Beloved. ~ 22”

“The pope is a good-natured and extremely free-hearted man, who avoids every difficult situation and above all wants peace; he would not undertake a war himself unless forced into it by his advisors; he loves learning; of canon law and literature he possesses remarkable knowledge; he is, moreover, a very excellent musician.”

“Do you wish to be free? Then above all things, love God, love your neighbor, love one another, love the common weal; then you will have true liberty.”

“God is the best helper, but He loves to be helped. Be earnest in prayer, but do not neglect human means. You must help yourself in all manner of ways, and then the Lord will be with you.”

“I was in love with my bed.”

“Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly, that you feel you could die of it! [And then probably with a fourth sniff as a break] Eh? What? Isn't that so, my dear chap?”

“A thought is as vivid as an act, to a lover.”

“God wants nothing of you but the gift of a peaceful heart.”

“The principle of this art [as Mondrian proposes his view on modern art] is not a negation of matter, but a great love of matter, whereby it is seen in the highest, most intense manner possible, and depicted in the artistic creation.”

“In search of my Love <br /> I will go over mountains and strands; <br /> I will gather no flowers, <br /> I will fear no wild beasts; <br /> And pass by the mighty and the frontiers. ~ 3”

“The more the honor and love of Christ increases among men, so much the esteem and honor given to [[Mary should grow”

“Her great heart performs her bidding.”

“Pluck up your hearts, since fate still rests our friend.”

“O killing north wind, cease! <br /> Come, south wind, that awakenest love! <br /> Blow through my garden, <br /> And let its odours flow, <br /> And the Beloved shall feed among the flowers. ~ 17”

“The Mirlitons in the Place Vendôme, opposite the column! What a crush! A lot of people, a lot of women, and a lot of nonsense! It's a crush made up of gloved hands manipulating tortoiseshell or gold lorgnettes; but it's a crush all the same!”

“opened his mouth, <br /> saying to Gilgamesh: <br /> "where you've set your mind begin the journey,<br /> let your heart have no fear, keep your eyes on me!"”

“Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth — these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die.”

“<p>Come live with me and be my Love,<br />And we will all the pleasures prove<br />That hills and valleys, dales and fields,<br />Or woods or steepy mountain yields.</p><p>And we will sit upon the rocks,<br />And see the shepherds feed their flocks<br />By shallow rivers, to whose falls<br />Melodious birds sing madrigals.</p>And I will make thee beds of roses<br />And a thousand fragrant posies.”

“O crystal well! <br /> Oh that on Thy silvered surface <br /> Thou wouldest mirror forth at once <br /> Those eyes desired <br /> Which are outlined in my heart! ~ 12”