From William Blake: “Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell’s despair.”
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Quote of the day 12/17/24
From Bertrand Russell: “Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
Quote of the day 10/15/24
From Immanuel Kant: “Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.”
Quote of the day 06/07/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Understanding is the very foundation of love. When you understand someone, you cannot help but love him or her.”
Quote of the day 05/07/24
From Dogen: “Although we say mountains belong to the country, actually, they belong to those that love them.”
Quote of the day 01/29/25
From Plato: “…if a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.”
Quote of the day 01/21/24
From Fyodor Dostoevsky: “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
On lost love
To want time with someone after they are gone from your life is silly – greediness. You already were gifted time with them. This is all that you need. To want more when the time for something is gone is gluttony. Move on to the next thing when it is time. Don’t go back forContinue reading “On lost love”