975 private quotes tagged love

“Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God.” — Søren Kierkegaard

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“A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel

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“To love someone means to see him as God intended him.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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“Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.” — Mary Manin Morrissey

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“Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.” — Tyler Perry

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“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” — James A. Baldwin

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“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” — Jesus Christ

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“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.” — A. J. McLean

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“People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.” — Ken Kesey

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“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” — Brad Henry

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“Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.” — Thomas Merton

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“Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.” — Og Mandino

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“Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.” — Euripides

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“When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.” — Edwin Booth

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“Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance.” — Margaret Mead

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“I always like to win. But I'm the big sister. I want to make sure she has everything, even if I don't have anything. It's hard. I love her too much. That's what counts.” — Venus Williams

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“All men and women have an equal need for love. When these needs are not fulfilled it is easy to have our feelings hurt, for which we blame our partner.” — John Gray

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“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” — Huey Newton

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“I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner

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“Where there is great love, there are always wishes.” — Willa Cather

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“There is a woman at the begining of all great things.” — Alphonse de Lamartine

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“The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.” — Michael Jackson

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“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” — Louise L. Hay

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