Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.
George SandRead
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True happiness stems from mutual love and connection.
This quote emphasizes that the essence of happiness in life is rooted in love—both the ability to love others and to receive love in return. It suggests that relationships and emotional bonds are critical to our overall well-being and satisfaction in life.
Themes
HappinessLoveRelationshipsWell-Being
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared at a wedding to highlight the importance of love in a marriage.
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All quotes →Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation, which is one of the most passionate forms of love.
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Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort of frantic joy. I accepted everything, I believed everything, without struggle, without suffering, without regret, without false shame. How can one blush for what one adores?
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Some say that cats are devils, but they behave badly only when they are alone. When they are among us cats are angels.
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One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows of the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.
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