"If we are to judge of love..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.”

“There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.”

“The ambitious deceive themselves in proposing an end to their ambition; that end, when attained, becomes a means.”

“Love is only as strong as your weakest moment.”

“We delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till it is expressed.”

“I love my boys so much I fear my heart will explode. I wonder if this love will crack open my chest and split me in half. It is scary, this love.”

“Often does hatred hurt itself.”

“In many cases hate a person is rooted in the involuntary estimate of its virtues.”

“One does not hate so long as one continues to rate low, but only when one has come to rate equal or higher.”