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First love is first love, first marriage is first marriage, disappointment is disappointment. ↗

— Maximilian Schell

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Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life. ↗

— Merle Shain

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I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second. ↗

— Nina Simone

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Love is the bond of perfection. ↗

— John Winthrop

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Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

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Love is a game in which one always cheats. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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Love is the poetry of the senses. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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Love is a great beautifier. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

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