Declaration Quote by John Donne

Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty

— Rabindranath Tagore

“In the sweet light of love I believed I was able to recognize—or required to feel—that the inward self is the only self which…

— Robert Walser

“Perhaps we can define love, at once in its familial, sexual and worldly forms, as a kind of respect, a sensitivity on the part…

— Alain de Botton

“Love is possible only if two persons communicate with each other from the center of their existence, hence if each one of them experiences…

— Erich Fromm

Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

— Kate Jacobs

“Love is an attempt to penetrate another being, but it can only be realized if the surrender is mutual.”

— Octavio Paz

Love rests on two pillars: surrender and autonomy. Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness.

— Esther Perel

“Don't seek love externally, it's fleeting. Go beyond the ego and awaken the love that already exists within; it will encompass everyone and everything…

— Danielle Pierre

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.

— Erich Fromm

“Knowing the true isolation of being marks the beginning of love for others.”

— Jack Sanger

“Take two people with a mutual willingness to connect, convince them to expose their innermost thoughts, and presto: true love.”

— Janelle Brown

LOVE, A situation -- when it is true, does not mean gazing into each other's eyes, but looking outward together in the same direction…

— Nikhil Saluja