The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.
Robert SoutheyRead
They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love is eternal and transcends all other feelings.
In this quote, Robert Southey emphasizes the enduring nature of love, suggesting that unlike other passions, which are fleeting and superficial, love remains constant and integral to life. He asserts that those who claim love can perish are mistaken, as love is foundational and outlasts all other emotions.
Themes
LoveEternalPassionsVanityLife
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a wedding speech to highlight the enduring nature of love between partners.
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Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe, the watchful night, For all her sorrow, all her tears, An over-payment of delight?
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If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
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Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things.
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My days among the dead are passed; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old; My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.
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