The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.
Edmund WallerRead
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love,_x000D_ _x000D_ We should agree as angels do above.
Interpretation
The quote advocates for love and harmony over dispute and conflict.
In this quote, Edmund Waller expresses a longing for a world where people prioritize love and understanding rather than engaging in disputes. He compares this ideal state of harmony to that of angels, suggesting that if humanity could emulate this divine spirit of love, they would find more agreement and peace among themselves.
In practice
This quote can be used in a wedding speech to highlight the importance of love in relationships.
The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.
All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends.
The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made. Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home: Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.
Music so softens and disarms the mind That not an arrow does resistance find.
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.
Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.
When two mouths, made sacred by love, draw near to each other to create, it is impossible, that above that ineffable kiss there should not be a thrill in the immense mystery of the stars.
The prize of all too precious you.
When she stepped out of that spumy sea Aphrodite was said to have brought fertility, flowers, life, light to a barren world. For centuries women and men went to her sanctuaries to seek her pity and protection. Her domain was originally not just lust, but lust for life.
People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as the common bacillus.
There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness.
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