"Love is a rare and precious thing. Squander it at your peril."

Love, Values, Commitment, Warning

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"Love is a rare and precious thing. Squander it at your peril."

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"Wellsted will remember this moment for the rest of his life. It is the first time he desires something for himself that is not dedicated to his own advancement. It is the moment he falls in love."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"Most people do a good deal of whatever they do motivated by love. For me, few stories are truly complete without it."

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"And you completely blow me away and rip my world up and everything else, and then you go back to ignoring me. "I blew you away? I squeak out before I can stop myself. He stares at me steadily. "You blew everything away."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

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"A humanitarian seldom makes a good lover. For a lover's world revolves around their lover, while a humanitarian's world revolves around the world."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"I can feel no sentiment of approbation inferior to love."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing! but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. And, without love, I am sure I should be a fool to change such a situation as mine."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"We are home to each other now."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"How'd you know he was the one?""I didn't know. I don't think either of us knew."Heather rolled her eyes. "Neal knew - he proposed to you.""It's not like that," Georgie said. "You'll see. It's more like you meet someone, and you fall in love, and you hope that that person is the one - and then at some point, you have to put down your chips. You just have to make a commitment and hope that you're right."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Love, Commitment, Hope, Relationship

"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now."

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

Love, Work, Heart, Fear

"Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are."

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"The voice of love calls to you, my son."

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"It is unfortunate that for some, kindness is an unwarranted expenditure, compassion an avoidable weakness, and love an unnecessary gamble."

Compassion

"It is a rule of life that we eventually become victims of the evil we do to others."

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"Deception and privileged secrets are common facets of politics."

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"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."

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"Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training."

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"To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows."

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