I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
EuripidesRead
tell me how does it feel with my teeth in your heart!
Interpretation
This quote expresses intense emotions and vulnerability in love.
In this evocative line from Euripides, the speaker metaphorically conveys the deep and penetrating pain that can accompany love, suggesting an intertwining of pleasure and suffering. The imagery of 'teeth in your heart' implies a fierce, almost primal connection that can both nourish and hurt, illustrating the complex nature of passionate relationships.
In practice
This quote could be used in a romantic speech to reflect on the passionate nature of love.
I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.
Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.
Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and that God's presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.
A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.
Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.
Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
I never told my love vocally still.
The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.
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