Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining it.
Interpretation
Focusing too much on the idea of love can prevent one from experiencing its true joy.
This quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery conveys that when a person is overly fixated on the concept or ideal of love, they may miss out on the genuine happiness that comes from actually experiencing love. The joy of love lies not in the pursuit or the perfection of its form, but in the simple act of loving and being loved.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of experiencing love rather than just idealizing it.
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.
In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
I desire many things concerning myself; but I desire nothing so much, as to have a heart filled with love to the Lord. I long for a warm personal attachment to Him.
In the early days of love sometimes, you will report an ecstatic feeling you have met someone who seems to understand you without you needing to speak.
I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it's so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
Love is eternal, the aspect may change, but not the essence.
It is too early to love. We will buy the right to do so by shedding blood.
Our souls sit close and silently within, And their own web from their own entrails spin; And when eyes meet far off, our sense is such, That, spider-like, we feel the tenderest touch.
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