True love is visible not to the eyes but to the heart, for eyes may be deceived.
Interpretation
True love is recognized through emotional understanding rather than physical appearance.
This quote emphasizes that genuine love is felt and understood at a deeper emotional level, beyond mere physical attraction. It suggests that while our eyes can be misled by superficial qualities, the heart perceives the true essence of love, which lies in emotional connections, authenticity, and the intentions behind those we love.
In practice
During a wedding ceremony to emphasize the depth of the couple's love.
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.
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.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
The world is filled with love-play, from animal lust to sublime compassion.
Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.
Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.--I shall feel it.
Oh, I don’t mean you’re handsome, not the way people think of handsome. Your face seems kind. But your eyes - they’re beautiful. They’re wild, crazy, like some animal peering out of a forest on fire.
Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven.
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