Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Thomas FullerRead
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Interpretation
Physical absence can intensify emotions, while being present nurtures and reinforces love.
This quote suggests that when loved ones are physically absent, the feelings we have for them can become more acute, making us appreciate and yearn for their presence even more. Conversely, the act of being together allows love to flourish and develop deeper bonds, highlighting the importance of both separation and togetherness in romantic and familial relationships.
In practice
In a romantic speech about maintaining love despite long-distance challenges.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.
'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.
Her cheeks were flushed. She caught hold of the Savage's arm and pressed it, limp, against her side. He looked down at her for a moment, pale, pained, desiring, and ashamed of his desire. He was not worthy, not... Their eyes for a moment met. What treasures hers promised! A queen's ransom of temperament. Hastily he looked away, disengaged his imprisoned arm. He was obscurely terrified lest she should cease to be something he could feel himself unworthy of.
Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.
But hurry, let's entwine ourselves as one, our mouth broken, our soul bitten by love, so time discovers us safely destroyed.
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.
Your station is in my heart, and on the necks of those who would insult you.
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
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