Love Quotes - Page 118

The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find.

Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.

The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.

The acid test of our love for God is obedience to His Word. The greatest ability is dependability. The test of your character is what it takes to stop you. Trust God as if it all depends upon Him, and work as if it all depends upon you.

I just love the feeling a close family gives you and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends.

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman you love.

Real love begins where nothing is expected in return.

"What is love?"; "The total absence of fear," said the Master; "What is it we fear?"; "Love," said the Master.

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle.

A mind that has come to the stillness of wisdom shall know being, shall know what it is to love. Love is neither personal nor impersonal. Love is love, not to be defined or described by the mind as exclusive or inclusive. Love is its own eternity; it is the real, the supreme, the immeasurable.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?

If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.

Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his. If it were his beauty that enthralled him, he would be set free in a few years by its fading.

Love conquers all things.

Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf.

A room without books is like a life without meaning.

Even though we are deceived, still believe. Though we are betrayed, still forgive. Love completely even those who hate you.

More precious than life is love, for there can be no life without love.