By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever.
Lao Tzu
Respect is what we owe; love what we give.
Philip James Bailey
Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.
Mark Overby
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.
John Ciardi
No love can be bound by oath or covenant to secure it against a higher love
Ralph Waldo Emerson
One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life.
Alexander A. Bogomoletz
“In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.â€
Judy Garland
Love is a quality, not a quantity.
Vanna Bonta
Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.
Meher Baba
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
Napoleon Bonaparte
We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
Jane Goodall
When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius, our humanity, our love and honesty.
Woody Allen
When love came first to earth, the Spring Spread rose-beds to receive him.
Thomas Campbell