What is love? Love is nature's treasure, a treasury of joy, the greatest pleasure, and a blessing that never becomes tedious. — Chatton
Love exists in the desire to give, and in finding one's own happiness in the happiness of the beloved. — Swedenborg
The joy and happiness of life lie neither in wealth nor in love, but in truth. Even if you seek an animalistic happiness, life will not allow you to be happy while indulging in alcohol; it will strike you unexpectedly at every turn. — Chekhov
No cord is more durable than the two-fold thread twisted by love. — Robert Burton
Joy and pain alternate in love. — Lord Byron
Only marriages based on love are moral. — Engels
The love of a young woman grows like Jack's beanstalk, reaching for the clouds overnight. — Thackeray
An egg can be painted countless times, but can a love? — Da Vinci
More women are ruined by vanity than by love. — De Fray
Chastity is an asset born from abundant love. — Tagore
Friendship has many names, but once youth and beauty intervene, friendship is called love and deified as the most beautiful angel. — Chrysorch
Love is unconstrained; once institutions attempt to exert their tyranny, Cupid takes flight; like all other gods, Cupid is free. — Chaucer
You are the child of enslaved land, the angel of love, the whimsical sprite, the honest child, the experienced elder, the wealthy and wise man, the kind-hearted woman, the giant full of hope, the mother weathered by hardship, the poet full of fantasy. — Balzac