As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
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If thou remeber'st not the slightest folly that ever love did make thee run into, thou hast not lov'd
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love often leads us to make mistakes that we should remember.
This quote from Shakespeare suggests that true love is not without its follies and mistakes. If someone claims to have loved but cannot recall any of the foolish things they've done in the name of love, then their love may not have been genuine or profound enough.
Themes
LoveFollyMemoryGenuineMistakes
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding speech to highlight the ups and downs of a relationship.
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