#vice

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him? ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#neighbor #sacrifice #service #love

Remember that yours is not the only heart that may be wishing for love. ↗

— Cameron Dokey

#true-to-life #way-to-be #life

Was this what it meant to love someone? That any burden was a burden shared, that they could give you comfort with a word or a touch? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#love #tessa-gray #love

Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#enemies #self-reflection #love

Your love should never be offered to the mouth of a Stranger / Only to someone who has the valor and daring to cut pieces of their soul off with a knife / Then weave them into a blanket to protect you. ↗

— Hafiz

#love #love-advice #lovers #love

We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect. It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. ↗

— Jane Austen

#love #romance #love

If love is great, then it is worth fighting for.” “What if it is immoral somehow? Forbidden?” “Forbidden? But my father’s love for my mother was forbidden, or at least against the law. Or do mean if she is married, or a vampire?” “Or a married vampire.” “Well, nevertheless,” Will said, with a grin. “One should fight on. Love conquers all.” Will and Jem ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#love #the-infernal-devices #will-herondale #love

A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. ↗

— Criss Jami

#compelling #consideration #constructive-criticism #demean #demeaning

We love those whom we serve (p. 26) ↗

— Richard Paul Evans

#serve #service #love

Lust is the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. ↗

— Teresa Mummert

#love #lust #relationships #love