It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me
Jean AnouilhRead
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
Interpretation
True love involves selflessness and the willingness to give oneself to another person.
This quote by Jean Anouilh emphasizes that the essence of love goes beyond mere affection or romantic gestures; it encapsulates the idea of selflessness. Love is presented as an act of giving oneself entirely to another, suggesting that the deepest expressions of love involve sacrificing one's own interests for the well-being and happiness of a loved one.
In practice
In a wedding speech, one might say, 'Love is, above all, the gift of oneself, and that's what makes our bond so special.'
It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me
Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.
Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers?
The object of art is to give life shape.
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.
Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
That's how I always want to remember my time with you. Like a pure white light, breathtaking to behold.
Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.
'Lord you know that I love you...Lord, you know that I love you' (Jn 21:15-17). The Eucharist is, in a certain way, the culminating point of this answer. I wish to repeat it together with the whole Church to Him, who manifested His love by means of the Sacrament of His Body and Blood, remaining with us 'to the close of the age'
He will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent its novel force, Something better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse.
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.
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