Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. African - CONGO
To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall. African - CONGO
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow. African - ETHIOPIA
It is better to be loved than feared. African - SIERRA LEONE
Dip him in the river who loves water. William Blake
Eternity is in love with the productions of time. William Blake
Better than the one who knows what is right is he who loves what is right. Confucius
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. Dalai Lama
Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking. English
Whom the gods love die young. English
To be loved is the best way of being useful. French
Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love. French
The pure unadultered love of one can nullify the hatred of millions. Mohandas Gandhi
Life is weaker than death, and death is weaker than love. Khalil Gibran
We forgive to the extent we love. India
Love rules without rules. Italian
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something. Life's Little Instruction Book
May your love not be like a torrent: it comes heavy at first but disappears in a very short time. Madagascar
Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth. Madagascar
Love is like a young rice plant: if you transplant it, it will grow. Madagascar
Let your love be like the misty rain; coming softly, but flooding the river. Madagascar
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. H. L. Mencken
Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop. H. L. Mencken
When hunger comes through the door, love jumps out the window. Mexican
As the sands of the desert are to the weary traveler, so are words to he who loveth silence. from 'Moon Over Morocco'
One who prevades the great universe is seen by none unless a man knows the unfolding of love. from 'Moon Over Morocco'
Allah may love a poor man, but not a dirty one. from 'Moon Over Morocco'
Each bird loves to hear himself sing. Native American - Arapaho
The eye lets in love. Romanian
Love unlocks the mysteries of the universe. Rosicrucian
Life is a treasure hunt - love is the treasure. Rosicrucian
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh. Russian
Where there is love, there is pain. Spanish
No rose without a thorn, or love without a rival. Turkish
In every pardon there is love. Welsh
Lovely snowflakes, they fall nowhere else! Zen |