Curious Quote by Stella Gibbons

There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Human nature is so constructed that it gives affection most readily to those who seem least to demand it.

— Bertrand Russell

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species.

— Frank Herbert

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.

— Anonymous

The creative instincts, the love force must be nourished with every beat of our hearts until they overbalance the destructive instincts.

— Gladys Taber

Love compels cruelty To those who do not understand love.

— T. S. Eliot

“The word 'love,' used in connection with the reproduction of our species, is the most odious blasphemy taught in our times.”

— Honoré de Balzac

“Always remember, love’s very nature is to break the ties and fetters that try to restrain it, it will make a mockery of those…

— F.E. Feeley Jr

One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.

— Pittacus Lore

There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it…

— Alan Watts

Every day we, as a species, do so much to destroy Creation's ability to give us life. But that Creation continues to do everything…

— Julia Hill