Ah! Wretched and too solitary he who loves not his own company.
Abraham CowleyRead
A mighty pain to love it is,_x000D_ _x000D_ And 'tis a pain that pain to miss;_x000D_ _x000D_ But, of all pains, the greatest pain_x000D_ _x000D_ Is to love, but love in vain.
Interpretation
Loving someone can be a painful experience, especially if the love is unreturned.
This quote reflects the profound complexity of love, highlighting that while love can be the source of great joy, it also brings immense pain, particularly when it is not reciprocated. Cowley expresses that the anguish of longing for someone who does not love you back is the deepest form of suffering, overshadowing other forms of emotional pain.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the challenges of love during a relationship seminar.
Ah! Wretched and too solitary he who loves not his own company.
May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise,_x000D_ _x000D_ He who defers this work from day to day,_x000D_ _x000D_ Does on a river's bank expecting stay,_x000D_ _x000D_ Till the whole stream, which stopped him, should be gone,_x000D_ _x000D_ That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on.
The people who give you their food give you their heart.
But hurry, let's entwine ourselves as one, our mouth broken, our soul bitten by love, so time discovers us safely destroyed.
She grinned at me. 'You got types?' 'Only you darling - lanky brunettes with wicked jaws.
The people who are most attractive to me are those who feel most comfortable in their skin - there's a sense of self-acceptance.
Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our forefathers and of love for our posterity.
You get that love from the people. It lets me know that all the madness I go through, all the stuff that the business has to offer with all its madness; it makes it worthwhile.
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