Tag Archives: love

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

Posted on 2 September 2013 by philosiblog

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. – Oliver Wendell Holmes What does that mean? This quote is, to me, about the difference between a physical location and an emotion. The quote says that … Continue reading →

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One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is Love.

Posted on 26 August 2013 by philosiblog

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is Love. – Sophocles What does that mean? This quote is not from a philosopher, but from a ground-breaking Greek playwright, from his play Oedipus at Colonus … Continue reading →

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Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Posted on 19 August 2013 by philosiblog

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. – Robert Heinlein What does that mean? This is a great quote from one of the great Giants in the Science Fiction Genre. The interesting thing … Continue reading →

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Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

Posted on 12 August 2013 by philosiblog

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb. – Robert Browning A tomb, as you probably know, is a place where the dead are placed. And without passion, our lives would be as dull and dreary as the lives of … Continue reading →

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You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.

Posted on 5 August 2013 by philosiblog

You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly. – Sam Keen What does that mean? This quote is widely circulated, and in minor variations. I like this one the best: “We come to … Continue reading →

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In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person.

Posted on 22 July 2013 by philosiblog

In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person. – Margaret Anderson What does that mean? To me, this quote is a classic description of selfless love compared to selfish love. Or … Continue reading →

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There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Posted on 15 July 2013 by philosiblog

There is no remedy for love but to love more. – Henry David Thoreau What does that mean? This quote is about love. Deep and intense, possibly even romantic. While some might hide from love after a loss, this quote … Continue reading →

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If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

Posted on 8 July 2013 by philosiblog

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. – John Irving What does that mean? We each have this life of ours to live. We have the … Continue reading →

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True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

Posted on 24 June 2013 by philosiblog

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry What does that mean? I have heard a lot of variants of this quote, but many seem to take it in a different direction. To me, this … Continue reading →

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Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Posted on 17 June 2013 by philosiblog

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. – Thomas Fuller What does that mean? This quote, in my mind, is about how someone who is in love reacts to both absence and pretense of their loved one. This quote helps me … Continue reading →

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When you are in Love you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.

Posted on 3 June 2013 by philosiblog

When you are in Love you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams. – Dr. Seuss What does that mean? I imagine most of us have been there at some point in our lives. They walk in, and the … Continue reading →

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Love what is. Appreciate what is. Accept what is, or use what is! There is only power in what we do with what we have.

Posted on 26 April 2013 by philosiblog

Love what is. Appreciate what is. Accept what is, or use what is! There is only power in what we do with what we have. – Tony Robbins and here What does that mean? How many times have you said that you’d do … Continue reading →

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In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

Posted on 24 April 2013 by philosiblog

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. – Mignon McLaughlin What does that mean? It means love is Non-Euclidean (that’s a math joke, for those who don’t get the reference). That said, … Continue reading →

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Love in your heart isn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love till you give it away.

Posted on 22 April 2013 by philosiblog

Love in your heart isn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love till you give it away. – Oscar Hammerstein II What does that mean? This is another Twitter-shortened quote. The whole quote is as follows: “A bell is not a … Continue reading →

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Stimulate the heart to love, and all other virtues will rise of their own accord.

Posted on 29 March 2013 by philosiblog

Stimulate the heart to love, and all other virtues will rise of their own accord. – W. T. Ussery This is a thinly sourced quote, apparently from a book titled Sermons, from the Baptist Publishing Company, Nashville, Tennessee, from 1912. … Continue reading →

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