My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny: Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other.
Yunus EmreRead
I tried to make sense of the Four Books,_x000D_ until love arrived,_x000D_ and it all became a single syllable.
Interpretation
Love simplifies understanding and brings clarity to complex thoughts.
In this quote by Yunus Emre, the speaker reflects on the journey of trying to comprehend profound ideas, denoted by the 'Four Books,' which symbolize complex knowledge and philosophy. However, upon the arrival of love, all these intricate concepts are distilled into a singular simplicity, emphasizing how love can transform our perceptions and make profound truths more accessible and comprehensible.
In practice
This quote can be used in a wedding speech to illustrate the power of love in simplifying life's complexities.
We said good-bye, and Dill went inside the house. He evidently remembered he was engaged to me, for he ran back out and kissed me swiftly in front of Jem. "Yawl write, hear?" he bawled after us.
Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand
In my case such an expression as 'to be fallen for' or even 'to be loved' is not in the least appropriate; perhaps it describes the situation more accurately to say that I was 'looked after.
Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too.
My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I...fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.
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