“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13
“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”
–Kahlil Gibran
“Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life.”
–Smiley Blanton
“The best proof of love is trust.”
–Joyce Brothers
“Perfect love is rare indeed – for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.”
–Leo Buscaglia
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
–Lao-Tzu
“Do all things with love.”
–Og Mandino
“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
–Marilyn Monroe
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
–Dr. Seuss
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
–Friedrich Nietzsche
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
–Robert A. Heinlein
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
-John 15:13