"Unhappy love is often like a promissory note from a reliable debtor that is not paid upon maturity, which will cost you your own money." — Balzac
"I think I am someone who doesn't know how to express emotions in reality. I place my feelings in one role after another. Love, passion, and desire are all within the world of television and movies. In reality, I am just someone who craves a steady, quiet, and peaceful love." — Andy Lau
"Eyes are the precursors that first announce a story of gentle love." — Propaikos
"Illicit love can never last; it can only feel at peace by cloaking itself in mystery." — Victor Hugo
"Not all beauties are lovable; some are merely pleasing to the eye. If one falls head over heels for every beautiful person, the heart will be unsettled and lost forever; for beauties are countless, and love will have no destination." — Cervantes
"A woman truly in love is more subtle in her suspicions than in her pursuit of pleasure or changing tastes. When the moment of abandonment comes, she can accurately sense the meaning of a single gesture, more swiftly than a horse can scent the presence of love in the spring air." — Balzac
"Love is a pure spring that starts from a streambed filled with watercress, flowers, and gravel. In every flood, it changes its nature and form, becoming a stream or a river, eventually rushing into the vast ocean. There, the spiritually impoverished see only its monotony, while the noble-minded immerse themselves in continuous meditation." — Balzac
"What is more precious and brings more happiness than honor, fine wine, love, and wisdom is my friendship." — Hermann Hesse
"When poverty knocks at the door, love slips out through the window." — Thomas Fuller
"Women constantly commit suicide for the sake of love, but generally, they are very careful not to let suicide become a reality. Usually, it is just a gesture to evoke pity or terror in their lovers." — Somerset Maugham
"A lady's eyes are the brilliant stars of love." — Tennyson
