Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
Sextus PropertiusRead
No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair.
Interpretation
This quote expresses unwavering love that remains unaffected by rivalry or competition.
Sextus Propertius's quote emphasizes the strength and constancy of genuine love, suggesting that no external threats or rivalries can diminish the bond he shares with his beloved. The notion that such glory will accompany him into old age highlights the enduring nature of love and its significance as a source of pride and fulfillment throughout life.
In practice
In a wedding speech to emphasize the strength of eternal love.
Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath. Yes. Horrible, isn't it?
In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.
I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake.
The world says you are loved because of what you do. Jesus says you can now do all things because you are loved.
The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one of the prettiest love stories in all literature.
He'd half meant to speak but those eyes had altered the world forever in the space of a heartbeat.
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