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Quotations by Subject: Love (162 quotes)

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Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which fools neglect; so that we find, If all the requisites are join'd, From whence a perfect joke must spring, A joke's a very serious thing.: Charles Churchill, "The Ghost", 1762, Book IV, lines 1379-1387
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), The Mysterious Stranger, chapter 10 (1916)
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.: Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881)
All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.: Ellen Goodman (1941 - )
You can teach someone who cares to write columns, but you can’t teach someone who writes columns to care.: Ellen Goodman (1941 - )
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.": George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to.: Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988), Letter to Koichi Mano, February 3, 1966
There is no harm in doubt and skepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made.: Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988), Letter to Armando Garcia J, December 11, 1985
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Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.: Terry Pratchett

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